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November 6, 2012 By AMK

Marine Humvees get a second life

Many wrote off the Humvee when Army and Marine Corps officials chose to double down on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program and scrap Humvee recapitalization plans.

However, budget realities have led the Marine Corps back to the Humvee as leaders realize they don’t have the funding to buy enough JLTVs to replace their Humvee fleet of 24,00 trucks. Right now, Marine officials expect to buy 5,500 JLTVs in 2017.

To make up for the gulf between current Humvee numbers and the planned JLTV buy, the Marine Corps will launch a Humvee improvement program. Marine acquisition leaders started a study to collect the research done in previous years by the Pentagon and industry to upgrade the Humvee.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.dodbuzz.com/2012/09/27/marine-humvees-get-a-second-life/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition strategy, DoD, Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, Marines, upgrade

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