Oshkosh Truck should look at selling unarmored version of that for the Fire Service it would make a Awesome Brush Truck for Wild Land Fires.

I was deployed to Iraq 3 times. The first time I saw 1114s that had received the extra bolt on armor kits. Get shredded by the nuts and bolts IEDs. Needless to say we lost some guys during that. The 2nd time I was sent to support a unit that had received Bradleys because they were getting hammered pretty badly in Hummers. My 2nd week there I had to load 8 Hummers onto flat racks because of IED damage. My thumbnail photo is of my loading one of these Hummers. To me Hummers were coffins on wheels. They did very little to stop IEDs and RPGs. And I have seen bone yards in Kuwait during my time in Iraq where these boneyards were several football fields long and just full of Hummers. I cant express what a sickening and depressing sight that place was. I was there the 3rd time when the International and Maxxpro's MRAPs came online for our units. They were a HUGE difference in performance and they made us feel allot more secure than riding around in Hummers. I hope the Army and other branches completely gets rid of Hummers. Having them in the inventory only leads to temptation to use them again for these dangerous missions. And that's only putting soldiers at risk. When I first came into the Army the Hummer was a symbol of how great our equipment and vehicles where. We could go anywhere in them and often did. But Iraq made me hate them and I got sick of towing in destroyed and shredded Hummers. And I hated losing friends and fellow soldiers in them.

I was at one of these events in 2009 as a soldier and we got to do testing on some of the stuff but the Oshkosh guy was stumped when he was asking what i as a soldier thought and when i said it needed cup holders he thought i was on crack. i explained to him why i felt we needed them and that the fire extinguisher could be removed to provide locked storage for my drink... anyways in 2012 one of the new trucks from them had cup holders

Meh. I'll wait for the chromed out, multi-star Texas edition.

A friend of mine works at a Refinery checkpoint in Iraq, basically check vehicles passing through. One day a guy tries to avoid the checkpoint and a pursuit starts. My friend and a colleague of hers were in a Humvee in pursuit and they were losing the guy, because the humvee can only go roughly 60 mph on the road. Well, the guy suddenly turns off the road and my friend and her colleague just looked at each other and said, "He went off the road....." Well apparently while Humvees can only go 60 mph they don't need to slow down when going off road, so they quickly caught up to the guy who was hiding something innocent like banned fruit. They would've let him pass if he had just said that but instead they searched his whole vehicle haha.

1:51 Awww it has hearts for headlights.

Photography not allowed. *takes a video*

Hahahahaha, you wouldn't need this on the road.... Maybe Chicago or Detroit at times..... I lost it.

Great Video guys, you asked all the right questions and obviously that guy had the knowledge to answer them. Only thing that would have made it better for me, was some short footage showing the inside of the truck.

There has been many off the shelf MRAPs that were thrown into combat (RG-31, RG-33, Caiman, Cougar, etc.) to help counter the IED/EFP threats in Iraq and Afghanistan. MRAPs were great for getting from point A to point B but have severe tactical disadvantages. For example, the inability to quickly dismount and mount, especially while carrying 65-80+ lbs under full combat load. That's why many units continued to use the Humvee (M1114, M1151, etc.) even though they lacked the survivability of MRAPs. The Humvee was a great design in the early 1980s and was the answer to replace the venerable Jeep but when IEDs, and later EFP threats emerged in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Coalition Forces had to adapt to the changing conditions of the battlefield. This would have been a great option years ago but unfortunately, Congress can only spend so much for upgrading and adopting new vehicle systems, especially for something as major as replacing the Humvee. Furthermore, lessons learned had to be incorporated into this vehicle system, improving the capabilities and survivability. That's why we are only now starting to see a myriad of new systems (weapon, vehicle, equipment, etc.) being introduced and issued now that the U.S. Armed Forces has switched gears (Post OEF/OIF era) from direct action operations and now focusing on reorganization and training with a now much smaller force. Hope you enjoyed the AUSA meeting/expo, it's a great opportunity to see the future of warfare technology and business at its finest.

Yes but is it "Soldier Proof"

They didn't even test it up goldmine hill... clearly the new Ridgeline has this thing beat.

Cool video, glad you guys took the time out to go to this event!

04:11 LOL and this is one of the many reasons I live with a constant ringing in my ears.

Can't wait to get one.

Greatest business development representative ever. Good Job.

Looks like a good run!

Very nice & competent chap from Oshkosh

I enjoyed the video, thanks

Thanks for filming the No Photographs Allowed signs! :)

Now this thing looks badass

And just think, the company still makes clothes for toddler's.

looks like the dogmobile from dumb and dumber.

Awesome!!

That thing is an absolute off-road beast.

Side Note: Banks Co. is producing a large portion of the engine and transmission components while alsoooo providing the platform to upgrade older humvee platforms. So one company has a part in both this manufacture of new and upgrade of old military units. Imagine the coin rolling in

Really cool!

Oshkosh dropped the ball on ambient noise. Good question Roman.

Kudos to the salesperson. He is very well informed about his product and amiable.

@Tfltruck did you know that humvee is auctually spelled HMMWV it stands for "High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle"

Very cool. It's like an A-10 for the ground.

Just listened to a podcast with Gale Banks describing the JLTV as a trophy truck with a gun turret. He said this thing can perform amazing feats of speed over incredibly broken terrain. Can't wait for these to come on the surplus market in twenty years...

Good questions!

That Oshkosh guy was a good talker.

I liked how the Humvee it replaces can climb a vertical wall.

Cool vehicle!

Looks like a great upgrade for the troops. Glad that this thing has the power to go with all the other performance aspects. The HMMWV suffered because it had a very underpowered engine to start, and then they grafted on all kinds of things it wasn't designed for. That truck still lasted 35-40 years so it wasn't all bad, but if I were in boot camp right now, I'd want to be looking forward to one of these.

What a bug out vehicle this would be. Looks awesome I hope it protects and serves our military well

Oshkosh through its many divisions is a company that always goes first class!

It's beautiful.

Hey guys you are building an awesome machine! I actually make some of the tooling for you guys and I just want you to know how much pride I take in doing my job and we appreciate your business. Keep up the good work and wise choices in choosing subcontractors. You guys are one of the companies that are passionate about what you do and actually making American great!

Nothing is "Soldier Proof", however this replacement for the Humvee: The Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicle is one that will provide a soldier with the vehicle needed to do the job.. A really good extra tool for use in a battlefield for a soldier in need.!

I think this is very exciting! It's a baby MRAP. I wonder when we'll get to play with this new toy? Looks like fun.

Cool. looks like this is my new humvee

Very cool, more interested in survivability, capability, crew comfort, and mission range. Good to see more of these out there. Played with one for a bit in CO and it is a nice improvement over the humvee... Would love to have a decom.

Someone in the middle of nowhere is impatiently waiting to grab a bunch of these when they get abandoned.

Can it run on commercial diesel (with lower performance) if the supply of military grade diesel is interrupted?

I like the PHOTOGRAPHY NOT ALLOWED license plate :-)

At first I was skeptical about the whole "hmmwv replacement" thing. But it makes sense that they would want a replacement for the uparmored hmmwv. When I was deployed for oif we were breaking axles and frames somewhat frequently due to the terrain and all of the extra gear we were hauling. Some of the trucks didn't even have more than a few thousand miles on them. The mraps were even worse.

God Bless America! 🇺🇸😎👌

looks good .

i seen this oshkosh 2 yrs back in diesel power magazine,the original power plant planned was a powerstroke,but it proved to be to unreliable. hints y he said we chose the duramax because it has proven to be a reliable engine.

Oshkosh always hooks it up, especially for fire trucks

Duramax power! Awesome!

I think what he meant was "yeah it's definitely louder but I can't say that without loosin' my gig lol"

oshkosh makes fantastic military vehicles

I want one of these in an unarmored format as a huntin' truck!

What a beast..!

I love you guys please don't stop making videos I've already learned so much because of you guys. KEEP GOING !

does the JLTV provide overhead protection from explosives and such?

Sick

Can't wait to get behind the wheel of one of these bad boys.

After the Oshkosh comes the Piffpaff. And I already know the follower of that one! Bangboom!

That duramax sounds gooooood

I used the matv over in Afghanistan, it was a good vehicle.

Will I be able to buy one later down the road like with the humvee?

It needs magnetic shocks to get rid of the dive and squat (or an active system setup if it has them already).

Rep. from Oshkosh clearly hasn't had a look at our new Aussie Hawkei PMV. Both vehicles are Amazing...

Nice.

"Photography not allowed" Respect Roman, Respect.

Are they EMP resistant like the old Hummers.

Wow, Those trees shown at 3:26 sure grow at funny angles. Geez

We have been using these for almost 4 years already.

Good. Hopefully this prevents many IED-related casualties.

Oshkosh is a company that goes 1st class; the JLTV will succeed; It needs a nickname "Jolie"

That thing is badass! And sounds good, its a diesel Super HD Raptor lol

no discussion about the bottom configuration regarding IEDs...this is paramount!

so trippy, I juuuust left Oshkosh WI. It's a place in the middle of no where above Milwaukee. Then again....there are a few factory buildings out there...

duramax for a reason 😉󾓦 that replacement looks so dope it's evil looking haha

I live in in Oshkosh and for several months have wondered what these were. I knew it wasn't an MATV.

TFL, it's estimate that that 6.6L duramax is making around if not more than 300hp (225kw)... And of course, they tweaked the tuning so it's probably making more than that. It's planned to enter service in 2019. But of course, we all know how contractors work ;)

it looks good, but bloody heavy!

This is a great vehicle. Very reliable. 7500 hours between mission compromising failure. More than double the highly developed Humvee. 7-15 times more reliable that the Lockheed and AMG competitors for this contract. But it is EXPENSIVE.

I want to see Oshkosh make an upmarket super duty pickup truck. I would love to own such a super pickup truck.

nice generation humvee

I'm in love...... I can't wait to get in the driver seat....

I want one in black 😻

I wonder how the under body armor plate hampers ground clearance

The MATV (also Osh Kosh) ran a CAT C7. I'll take one of those

I am *so* fooking in love!

Thanks for that very informative interview. I learned a lot about the vehicle, like it's tan and armored...Seriously, why would you even have an interview if you can't answer any questions?

With the Oshkosh TAK-4i suspension, I wonder if they finally integrated 4-wheel disc brakes. The Oshkosh TAK-4 on the M-ATV was quite nimble compared to other class 1 MRAPs but what worried me were the 4-wheel drum brakes on thr M-ATV. I sure hope the Oshkosh JLTV has disc brakes considering their bragging for mobility...

To bad I am not in the Army anymore. This would have been fun to drive.

I would snatch this up so quick if they released it

FYI: Under the vehicle it's hull shaped in order to more efficiently absorb blows from roadside IED's.

i live in wisconsin. im up in oshkosh area/central wisconsin a lot and ill tell ya what. i see 20-30 a day on trucks just by driving through. army is getting a substantial amount oif these vehicles.

So what's the diff between this and the MATV?

It is crazy how much tose vehicles have grown in size. Remeber Jeeps and M151? They were replaced with HMMVW, which was huge compared to them, now this thing is dwarfing Humvee!

well I hope it has some amount of acceleration, when we were driving the up-armored HUMVEES in Iraq we couldn't get in or out of trouble fast enough. It was excruciating how slow it was, 0 to 30 in like 25 seconds, no where near good enough. Instead of going for torque they need to make these with some sort of turbo charged monster engine. Oh well maybe these will be a good fit after all.

I'm sure the lock hub, suspension, racknpinion, axle and exhaust including the snorkel are still vulnerable