IDEX 2025: AM General and Oshkosh could face battle over British Army vehicle requirement
New kid in the ring: AM General showed its JLTV A2 for the first time at IDEX 2025. (Photo: author)
AM General’s Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV A2) has entered production and is eyeing the light protected (LPV) element of the British Army’s Land Mobility Programme on which it could compete with Oshkosh Defense with the JLTV A1.
With the announcement by AM General that it has started production of the JLTV A2 for the US Army, and the proud display of the first vehicle at IDEX 2025, there is the potential of a clash of the ages against Oshkosh Defense.
The potential of a juicy face-off between the two JLTV types – Oshkosh Defense was bumped out by AM General in a recompete – was raised by John Chadbourne, executive VP – government relations at AM General.
Chadbourne told Shephard that AM General is courting potential UK partners at the same time that it is known that Oshkosh Defense is
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