This report responds to the Congressional concerns expressed regarding the Defense Department's Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 budget request by delivering an Acquisition Strategy that has evolved from its inception through the incorporation of the 2008 Army and U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Joint Tactical Wheeled Vehicle (TWV) Strategy, the 2009 Army Equipping Strategy, TWV Vehicle Investment Strategy, and the 2010 Army Modernization Strategy. These strategies are developed with appropriate fleet analysis, capabilities assessments and available investments to balance sound acquisition plans with necessary sustainment of current fleets. Overall, the Army is approaching the completion of procurement to meet the Army Acquisition Objective (AAO) for the TWV fleets. However, the remaining challenge is to ensure we achieve the right mix of variants while modernizing to a 'scalable armor' fleet and one that is capable of supporting Army plans to continue network modernization. The past decade has resulted in a dramatic increase in the wear and tear of the TWV fleet based on Operational Tempo (OPTEMPO) increases. Current efforts in support of Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) coupled with obsolete components have continued to increase the operational and support costs. However, the knowledge gained from the past ten years has provided critical insights in the area of force protection, mobility, payload, reliability and maintainability of the fleet.
Army Truck Program (Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Acquisition Strategy) Report to the Congress
2010
35 pages
Report
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English
Transportation , Logistics Military Facilities & Supplies , Combat Vehicles , Acquisition , Ground vehicles , Army procurement , Military requirements , Competition , Production , Army training , Costs , Repair , Combat vehicles , Resources , Military modernization , Army planning , Military budgets , Armored vehicles , Ambulances , Department of defense , Metrics , Military history , Congress , Twv(Tactical wheeled vehicles) , Twv acquisition strategy , Light twv , Medium twv , Heavy twv , Jltv(Joint light tactical vehicles) , Aao(Army acquisition objective) , Optempo(Operational tempo) , Oco(Overseas contingency operations) , Lmtv(Light medium tactical vehicles) , Mrap(Mine resistant ambush protected) vehicles , Arforgen(Army force generation) , Arforgen model , Aoa(Add on armor) , Hmmwv(High mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles) , Fmtv(Family of medium tactical vehicles) , Rack(Radian armor crew kit) , Lsac(Low signature armored cab) , Fleet management , Fiscal stability , Recapitalization , Divestiture , Fleet metrics , Eul(Economic useful life) , Fleet age , Fleet usage , Cdt(Common driver trainers) , Armament carriers , Shelter carriers , Light utility vehicles , Hemtt(Heavy expanded mobility tactical trucks) , Hets(Heavy equipment transporters) , Pls(Palletized load system)