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Industry partners have also con- ducted a series of subcomponent tests to include examinations of the adjustable height suspension; power integration capabilities; command, control, communications, comput- ers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance architecture; and blast-testing of the ballistic hulls. “We have seen many mature indi- vidual technologies. The challenge will be seeing them integrated,” said Petermann. At the end of the rigor- ous testing schedule, the prototype vehicles will go through extensive prototype live-fire tests where they are attacked in combat-like condi- tions by weapons most likely to be used by current and future enemies.
The TD phase is aimed at inform- ing and refining the requirements for the JLTV family of vehicles (FOV) through prototyping to reduce risks and lower production costs. Upon comple- tion of the 27-month TD phase, the government will conduct a new, full and open competition for a follow- on Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase, leading to the awarding of two contracts.
“Since one of the primary objectives of the JLTV TD phase is to demonstrate an achievable set of low-risk require- ments, the program, together with the joint combat developers, is using a requirements management process to guide requirements maturation,” said Kevin Fahey, Program Executive Officer
The BAE Systems-Navistar JLTV prototype called the Valanx was innovatively designed especially for the warfi ghter. It features a modular, plug-and-play design to ensure unmatched capabilities today and into the future. (Photo courtesy of BAE Systems.)
Combat Support and Combat Service Support (PEO CS&CSS).
Through this process, the requirements, which were the starting point for the TD phase, are continually assessed for achievability through a series of knowl- edge point reviews based on results seen from current efforts. Simultaneously, requirements for the EMD phase are being developed using results from the TD phase coupled with inputs from ongoing operations. “We are letting ‘events’ drive the program and we are continuously incorporating the chal- lenges posed by the current fleet,” added Fahey.
The General Tactical Vehicles design brings an innovative and adapt- able FOV and trailers with a projected commonality of components greater than 95 percent. (Photo courtesy of General Tactical Vehicles.)
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“The end result from the requirements management process will be a final approved set of requirements, which have been demon- strated and are low risk,” said Myers. Added Petermann, “Our intent is to come out with an RFP [Request for Proposal] for the EMD phase with a low-risk, execut- able, and affordable set of requirements. We anticipate an RFP release for April 2011,
to be followed by a contract award in fourth quarter 2011.” Following a Milestone C decision in 2013, the Army plans to purchase 55,000 JLTVs and the USMC plans to buy 5,500. Full production is slated for 2015.
JLTV Capabilities The Army-USMC JLTV program will produce a fleet of tactical vehicles that can support a range of mission sets. “We are developing an FOV and com- panion trailers that can be used in any operational environment—low-intensity conflict to high-intensity conflict, and major combat operations to hybrid warfare. We have the SOCOM [Special Operations Command] requirements built into the vehicle, meaning no follow- on modifications will be necessary to accommodate their mission profiles, thus increasing commonality with the operating forces,” said LTC Ben Garza, JLTV Program Manager, USMC.
Other requirements include building a vehicle that can generate 30 kilo- watts of exportable power, drive when tires are shot, accommodate scalable armor solutions, and provide extra spall liner and embedded diagnostics. “The unarmored high-mobility multipur- pose wheeled vehicle used to have great payload capacity and off-road mobility,
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