JMTV - Joint Modular Tactical Vehicle
In 2025, the US military was starting to look for a replacement for its fleet of aging MRAP vehicles, which had seen much conflict in their time and were quickly coming to the end of their service life.
To that end, the military comissioned a new program to be started, which would combine the versatility of the Humvee and JLTV with the protection of an MRAP. The result was the joint modular tactical vehicle - JMTV.
The JMTV is composed of four basic modules:
The front, with the engine and drivers cab.
The passenger module, with 2 additional seats.
The armament module, which houses the ammunition and tech for the roof-mounted weapon.
And the rear, with the second gearbox and either one or two axles, depending on configuration, which can be equipped with hard and soft-top roofs.
However, the front and rear alone can form a functioning vehicle together already.
Other modules can be added, removed or replaced within 30 minutes in the field.
The armour, due to the modularity is not a monocoque design, but is locked together with internal clamps between the modules, which gives it the same degree of protection.
The modular design allows for an overall smaller number of vehicles, while providing the same range and mission-capability with different modules, which can be easily air-lifted.
After testing and evaluation, the JMTV will enter service with all four branches of the armed forces.
The largest variants have already affectionately been dubbed "combat limos" by the soldiers of the units testing the vehicles.
JMTV - Joint Modular Tactical Vehicle
In 2025, the US military was starting to look for a replacement for its fleet of aging MRAP vehicles, which had seen much conflict in their time and were quickly coming to the end of their service life.
To that end, the military comissioned a new program to be started, which would combine the versatility of the Humvee and JLTV with the protection of an MRAP. The result was the joint modular tactical vehicle - JMTV.
The JMTV is composed of four basic modules:
The front, with the engine and drivers cab.
The passenger module, with 2 additional seats.
The armament module, which houses the ammunition and tech for the roof-mounted weapon.
And the rear, with the second gearbox and either one or two axles, depending on configuration, which can be equipped with hard and soft-top roofs.
However, the front and rear alone can form a functioning vehicle together already.
Other modules can be added, removed or replaced within 30 minutes in the field.
The armour, due to the modularity is not a monocoque design, but is locked together with internal clamps between the modules, which gives it the same degree of protection.
The modular design allows for an overall smaller number of vehicles, while providing the same range and mission-capability with different modules, which can be easily air-lifted.
After testing and evaluation, the JMTV will enter service with all four branches of the armed forces.
The largest variants have already affectionately been dubbed "combat limos" by the soldiers of the units testing the vehicles.