This Is The U.s. Army’s Replacement For The Famous Humvee

Tessa Berenson, Time
Thu, 08/27/2015 - 1:24pm

The U.S. Army this week picked the vehicle that will succeed the current Humvees. The Army awarded a $6.7 billion contract to Oshkosh Corporation, which beat out Lockheed Martin and AM General, to build 17,000 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, CNN reports. “The Oshkosh JLTV allows troops to travel over rugged terrain at speeds 70% faster than today’s gold standard, which is our Oshkosh M-ATV.

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