# Joint Light Tactical Veh (JLTV) Sys Dev & Dem — Program Element 0605813M

**Program element:** 0605813M  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 5 — System Development & Demonstration  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605813M

## Summary

U.S. Navy funding falls 65% to a $2.4M request in FY2027. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full. AM General leads the industry work, though an unusually large share flows to government labs and warfare centers.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 9.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 7.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 2.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 2.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 2.1 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 2.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 2.1 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 2.4 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 2.4 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 2.4 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 2.4 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3209 | Joint Light Tactical Vehicle | 9.9 | 7.0 | 2.4 | −65% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 3209 — Joint Light Tactical Vehicle

The JLTV and companion trailer is the Marine Corps' premier platform for modernizing the light fleet, replacing the HMMWV, and supporting Force Design capabilities. Funding supports the JLTV Family of Vehicles (FoV) to include the development and testing of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, & Intelligence (C4I) for integration with the JLTV. JLTV is a joint program between the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps, of which the U.S. Army is the procurement lead and primary inventory control authority (PICA) while the Marine Corps is the requirement lead. The JLTV FoV is capable of performing multiple mission roles designed to provide protected, sustained, and networked mobility for personnel and payloads across the full Range of Military Operations. RDT&E funding supports modernization of the JLTV Family of Vehicles by investigating technology insertions including, but not limited to, ambulance shelter kit design for the JLTV, vehicle electronics systems, and other emerging technologies and safety initiatives; engineering change orders (ECOs), and retrofits to maintain the configuration of the trucks being used to integrate various weapons platforms. Current Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) integration activities include integration of systems such as: Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) and Remote Weapons System (RWS) Cannon, Network on the Move (NOTM), Communications Emitter Sensing and Attack Systems (CESAS II), Joint Battle Command-Platform (JBC-P), Tactical Imagery Production System Next Generation (TIPS NG), Mobile Command Vehicle (MCV), and Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) Key Leader Vehicle. FY 2027 budget activities for the JLTV Family of Vehicles (FoV) include system engineering/integration, engineering design analysis, Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS), and test efforts. Efforts will focus on development/enhancement efforts required for the integration of C4ISR requirements on the JLTV FoV; cyber scans to evaluate emerging threats and technologies; cyber security vulnerability assessments; and development/integration of associated fielded and force design capabilities where JLTV is the prime mover and other system technical support.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** AM General (0.6, 23%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) | 9.9 | 7.0 | 2.4 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 23% | 0.6 |
| Government labs & warfare centers | 77% | 1.8 |

**Top named industry performers:** AM General ($0.6M, 23%).

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The JLTV and companion trailer is the Marine Corps' premier platform for modernizing the light fleet, replacing the HMMWV, and supporting Force Design capabilities. Funding supports the JLTV Family of Vehicles (FoV) to include the development and testing of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, & Intelligence (C4I) for integration with the JLTV. JLTV is a joint program between the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps, of which the U.S. Army is the procurement lead and primary inventory control authority (PICA) while the Marine Corps is the requirement lead.

Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is a Joint Program Office (JPO) with the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps as the two main components. The U.S. Army is the JLTV procurement lead and primary inventory control authority (PICA) while the Marine Corps is the requirement lead. The JLTV Program entered the Production and Deployment Phase with the Acquisition Decision Memorandum authorization on 25 August 2015. With Milestone C approval, the Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) fixed price contract was awarded to Oshkosh Defense LLC on 25 August 2015. This contract consisted of a three-year LRIP period with options for five additional years of Full Rate Production (FRP) deliveries.

## Related program elements

- [0605812A — Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase (EMD)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605812A) (Army)
- [0605238F — Ground BASED Strategic Deterrent (GBSD)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605238F) (Air Force)
- [0604642A — Light Tactical Wheeled Vehicles](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604642A) (Army)
- [0605516M — LONG RANGE FIRES](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605516M) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0605813M (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605813M")`.

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