About the Valanx

While the Humvee has been a staple of the American military for more than two decades, today’s military needs a new vehicle – one capable of meeting the challenges of the 21st century. The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program was developed to meet this need.

The JLTV program, managed by the Army’s Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), challenged industry to bring forth a family of vehicles – with companion trailers – “capable of performing multiple mission roles that will be designed to provide protected, sustained, networked mobility for personnel and payloads across the full range of military operations.” The JLTV requirements include:

• Increasing protection and performance over the current fleet;
• Minimizing ownership costs by maximizing commonality, fuel efficiency and other means; and
• Maintaining effective competition throughout the lifecycle.

The Valanx™ is the BAE Systems-Navistar team’s answer to this challenge – it is the best vehicle, manufactured by the best team. In October 2008, the BAE Systems-Navistar team was one of three industry teams selected by TACOM to participate in the 27-month Technology Demonstration phase of the JLTV program.

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