The AM General BRV-O (Blast Resistant Vehicle - Off road) competed in an original field of six vehicle designs as part of the JLTV Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program that will replace the Humvee.[3] AM General designed the BRV-O JLTV to provide better protection, performance, payload, transportability, reliability and affordability than the current Humvee.[4]
| AM General BRV-O | |
|---|---|
 AM General BRV-O JLTV prototype. | |
| Type | light tactical vehicle[1] |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Designer | AM General |
| Variants | Combat Tactical Vehicle (CTV) Combat Support Vehicle (CSV)[2] |
| Specifications | |
Secondary armament | up to four M7 smoke grenade dischargers |
| Engine | Diesel |
Operational range | 300 mi (480 km) |
| Maximum speed | Forward Road: 70 mph Off road: varies Reverse: 8 mph |
In August 2012, the Army and Marine Corps selected the BRV-O as one of three designs for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the program.[5] Also selected were designs offered by Lockheed Martin and Oshkosh.
Oshkosh's L-ATV was selected as the winner of the JLTV program on 25 August 2015. The company was awarded a $6.75 billion low rate initial base contract with eight options to procure the first 16,901 vehicles for both the Army and Marines. The current JLTV procurement objective stands at 53,582 vehicles - 49,099 vehicles for the U.S. Army and 4,483 vehicles for the U.S. Marine Corps.[1] On 8 September 2015, AM General announced it would not protest the decision.[6]
The Pentagon Operational Test & Evaluation Office released a report of how each JLTV prototype performed in a Limited User Test (LUT) in February 2016, finding that the BRV-O would “require a significant redesign” to meet threshold force protection requirements, and it had reliability problems demonstrating 526 "Mean Miles Between Operational Mission Failure," compared to 2,968 miles for the Humvee and 7,051 for the winning L-ATV.[7]
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edit- ^ a b "Executive Overview: Logistics Support and Unmanned". IHS Jane's Shaun C Connors & Christopher F Foss. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Joint Light Tactical Vehicle: A Case Study". 20 Aug 2012. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015
- ^ "JLTV program moves into EMD phase".
- ^ "AM General LLC Submits Independent JLTV Solution | Company Information | AM General LLC - Mobility solutions for the 21st Century". Archived from the original on 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ^ Army and Marine Corps pick JLTV winners Archived 2014-02-27 at the Wayback Machine - DoDBuzz.com, August 23, 2012
- ^ "Lockheed Martin Protests JLTV contract award to Oshkosh". 8 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ DoD Weapons Tester Report Sheds Light on JLTV Competition Archived 2016-10-26 at the Wayback Machine - Militarytimes.com, 2 February 2016