The Humvee led to the end of the Jeep's decades-long military service, and now, it too is slowly being outmoded.

This side of a tank, there is no more iconic U.S. Army vehicle that the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMVV), or as it’s better known, the Humvee.

The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is meant to replace the venerable Humvee, but new car shopping is a hassle even for the U.S. military.

The Humvee replacement, known as the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, or JLTV, doesn’t fall under the requirement, but the efforts to improve its fuel efficiency could still have a big impact.

In 2021, Forbes reported that 10,000 Humvees had been replaced by the JLTV. That replacement process will likely continue into the 2030s due to its scale, its cost and the shifting needs of the ...

Oshkosh won the JLTV contract in 2015 to replace the aging Humvee fleet, beating out both Humvee-maker AM General and competitor Lockheed Martin.

The U.S. military has been using the Humvee as one of its top utility vehicles since the mid-1980s, but decided years ago that a modern replacement would be needed eventually.

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The replacement process for the Humvee is ongoing, and the vehicle most often regarded as the Humvee replacement, and least for a part of the fleet, is the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV).

Oshkosh’s joint light tactical vehicle, or JLTV, was selected by the U.S. DOD in 2015 to replace the Humvee, which provides the company revenue visibility to mid-2015.