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…it is hoping to get a standard baseline truck for better supply, maintenance and training burdens. 4 teams in it right now, all delivering 3 variant prototypes by end of the year for testing in 2024, production decision in 2026. /… pic.twitter.com/yX2AECY47k
— Jon Hawkes (@JonHawkes275) February 20, 2023
Oshkosh, who are the incumbent for most of the legacy fleet being replaced, are going with something "derived from FHTV", but we've not seen much of it yet. They're keeping quiet, probably not unrelated to AM General nabbing JLTV production out from under them this month /… pic.twitter.com/xP0pWH1qEH
— Jon Hawkes (@JonHawkes275) February 20, 2023
Finally Mack Defense, who havent been a majority name in US defence trucks for a long time (M39/54 days), are offering a version of the Granite family, which is a commercial heavy duty truck used widely in construction and mining /… pic.twitter.com/GqdfNjIYTI
— Jon Hawkes (@JonHawkes275) February 20, 2023
Watch out for real steel prototypes being delivered through the year for that testing starting in 2024. They're aiming for a more agile and responsive development and acquisition plan, and are trying to keep it relatively simple (by (US) defence standards, anyway)… pic.twitter.com/iYXfts8H8C
— Jon Hawkes (@JonHawkes275) February 20, 2023
Despite the volumes involved, US truck choice doesnt seem to set any global preferences as you might expect. But equally it offers, like JLTV, a very affordable option for others to piggy back in the future for their needs, so many will be watching this space. /end #trucktwitter
— Jon Hawkes (@JonHawkes275) February 20, 2023
