Nrog Kev Ua Zoo Tshaj Plaws Rau $ 8 Billion JLTV Ua Raws Li Daim Ntawv Cog Lus, AM General Reboots Nws Kev Lag Luam

Cov plaub muag tau tsa thoob plaws kev tsim tsheb tub rog lub lim tiam dhau los thaum US Army tshaj tawm tias Humvee-tus tsim AM General tau raug xaiv los tsim ib nrab thib ob ntawm tag nrho cov khoom ntxiv ntawm Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) cov kev pabcuam yuav mus txog qhov kawg ntawm kaum xyoo.

Oshkosh Defense tau txais daim ntawv cog lus sib tw kub heev los tsim JLTV hauv xyoo 2015 thiab txij li ntawd tau tsim ntau tshaj 19,000 ntawm lub tsheb armored. Thaum thawj daim ntawv cog lus $ 6.7 nphom tau tshaj tawm, Tub Rog tau hais meej tias daim ntawv cog lus thib ob rau qhov sib npaug ntawm kwv yees li 48,000 JLTVs uas nws npaj yuav tau txais yuav tau txais kev sib tw rau lwm tus neeg muag khoom.

Hauv lub lim tiam dhau los tshaj tawm tshaj tawm cov ntawv cog lus ua raws li kev cog lus rau AM General, Tub Rog txoj haujlwm tus thawj coj, Kev Pabcuam Kev Sib Tw & Kev Pabcuam Sib Tw (CS & CSS) Brig. Gen. Samuel L. “Lukas” Peterson, tau ceeb toom rau cov xov xwm tias, “Txij thaum pib tsim khoom, tsoomfwv tau muab cov ntaub ntawv muaj cai rau JLTV Technical Data Package los ntawm cov chaw tsim khoom qub… sib tw no ua raws li daim ntawv cog lus ntau lawm nrog kev tswj kom zoo dua ntawm kev tsim khoom thiab tus nqi. "

Thawj qhov khoom plig rau Oshkosh rau JLTV tau ua rau muaj kev xav tsis thoob rau ntau tus hauv kev lag luam tsheb log tsheb uas tau saib AM General, ntev tsim los ua tub rog lub teeb lub tsheb nrog nws lub npe hu ua Humvee, raws li qhov nyiam. Los ntawm 2015, South Bend, Indiana-based chaw tsim khoom tau tsim ntau dua 280,000 Humvees rau Tub Rog thiab lwm tus neeg Asmeskas thiab cov tub rog thoob ntiaj teb.

Tab sis Oshkosh txoj kev vam meej hauv kev tsim sai sai thiab tsim qhov loj dua M-ATV tsib xyoos dhau los raws li cov tub rog Asmeskas tau tawm tsam nrog cov khoom siv hluav taws xob tsis zoo (IEDs) hauv Afghanistan tau ua lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb hauv Army's JLTV xaiv. Qhov khoom plig JLTV ua rau Oshkosh yog ib tus neeg ua si tseem ceeb ntawm kev ua lag luam tub rog thiab cov txiaj ntsig tau muaj kev cuam tshuam loj rau AM General.

Ntawm qhov siab ntawm kev tsov rog hauv Afghanistan thiab Iraq, lub tuam txhab tau tsim "tus lej zoo kawg" ntawm Humvees ib hnub, hais tias CEO, James Cannon. Cannon koom nrog AM General hauv 2021 tom qab stint ua CEO ntawm FLIR Systems,NKAUJ
thiab yav dhau los ua haujlwm ua tub rog infantry thiab armor tub ceev xwm.

Txawm hais tias AM General tseem tsim (thiab tsim tawm) Humvees los ntawm lub sijhawm Cannon coj lub reins, nws tsis muaj daim ntawv cog lus loj US tub rog tsheb, idling nrog rau kev sib xyaw ua ke ntawm cov tub rog txawv teb chaws Humvee muag thiab ntau lub tswv yim tsheb tawm tsam thaum nws nrhiav kev sib tw rau me me. zoo li Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport tsheb program (rau qhov nws tsis raug xaiv).

Lub tuam txhab muaj "ntau yam kev tsim kho vaj tse, ntau lub peev xwm uas tsis tau siv, ntau yam khoom muaj," hla nws cov chaw tsim khoom hauv South Bend thiab Mishawaka, Indiana, thiab Franklin, Ohio, Cannon hais. Nws kuj tseem muaj kev nyuaj siab nyiaj txiag. Nyob rau xyoo 2020, venture fund, KPS Capital Partners, tau txais AM General los ntawm ib tus koom tes ntawm MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated. Siab kom tsaws ib daim ntawv cog lus tshiab loj tau nce mus txog qhov kawg.

Peb xyoos tom qab, AM General muaj daim ntawv cog lus ntawd. Lub tsib xyoos (nrog rau lwm qhov kev xaiv tsib xyoos) nrog cov tub rog los tsim A2 version ntawm JLTV muaj nqis txog li $ 8.66 billion. Nws yuav pom lub tuam txhab crank tawm mus txog 20,682 JLTVs thiab mus txog 9,883 JLTV Trailers.

Cov neeg soj ntsuam feem ntau tau muab JLTV tus tsim tawm, Oshkosh, lub ntug hauv kev ruaj ntseg daim ntawv cog lus ua raws li kev sib tw los ntawm Navistar Defense, AM General thiab GM Defense. Nrog rau cov tub rog qhov khoom plig tshaj tawm rau Lub Ob Hlis 9, qhov pom tau tias ntug tau ua pov thawj tsis raug.

"Raws li cov tshuaj tiv thaiv kuv tau txais nyob rau lub lim tiam dhau los nws yog ib qho surprise rau ntau tus neeg," Cannon hais. "Peb yuav yog cov neeg tsis txaus ntseeg hauv ntau txoj hauv kev tab sis qhov zoo ntawm cov tsheb uas peb tsim tam sim no, thiab muaj ntau xyoo lawm, thiab cov neeg zoo ntawm peb lub khw hauv pem teb thiab pab pawg engineering yog qhov nyuaj."

Yog li ib yam nkaus, yuav tsum yog AM General qhov kev twv. Thaum cov tub rog tsis tau nthuav tawm cov ntsiab lus nyiaj txiag ntawm qhov kev sib tw uas nws tau txais, nws tau mus ntev los hais txog cov txiaj ntsig zoo uas rov sib tw JLTV cov ntawv cog lus tsim khoom tau muab rau nws.

"Kev sib tw muaj txiaj ntsig yog lub hauv paus tseem ceeb rau kev tswj hwm tus nqi thiab ua kom lub zog yuav ntau tshaj plaws rau tsoomfwv," Tub Rog tau tshaj tawm. "Yuav kom ntseeg tau tias JLTV ua raws li daim ntawv cog lus tsim khoom muaj kev sib tw zoo, tsoomfwv tau tsom mus rau kev sib txuas lus nruj nrog nws cov neeg koom tes hauv kev lag luam. Qhov kev sib txuas lus zoo sib xws no suav nrog cov ntawv ceeb toom ua ntej rau cov neeg cog lus tam sim no tias cov ntawv cog lus yav tom ntej tau npaj los sib tw. "

Yog tias AM General yog tus neeg sib tw qis - lossis yog tias nws tsuas yog faib nruab nrab ntawm Oshkosh Navistar thiab GM Defense - nws lub tswv yim nrog rau nws qhov kev paub paub thiab muaj peev xwm sib cav tau cawm lub tuam txhab raws li peb paub.

"Nws txaus los hais tias peb zoo siab heev," Cannon lees paub. "Nag hmo [Tuesday] peb tau muaj peb lub rooj sib tham tag nrho thiab pab neeg muaj zog heev. Qhov no yog ib tshooj tshiab hauv peb lub tuam txhab keeb kwm. Peb tau tsim lub wagons thaum Tsov Rog Tsov Rog, Jeeps hauv WWII, Kaus Lim Kauslim thiab Nyab Laj, thiab peb tau tsim Humvee tau ntau xyoo lawm.

Cannon ntxiv tias AM General tau tawm tsam kev sib tw nrog "kev xav kom yeej" thiab nrog "cov neeg ua haujlwm tom qab peb uas tshaib plab rau qhov yeej."

Cov neeg ua haujlwm ntawd yuav nthuav dav kom ua tiav JLTV xaj. Lub tuam txhab twb ntiav cov neeg ua haujlwm tshwj xeeb thiab yuav ua kom cov neeg ua haujlwm tsim khoom sai thaum nws nce mus txog kev tsim khoom - lub sijhawm yuav tsum yog 18 lub hlis los ntawm Tub Rog tab sis ib qho uas AM General vam tias yuav nrawm. Ua tsaug rau yav tas los tsis muaj peev xwm, lub tuam txhab yuav tsis xav tau cov cuab yeej tshiab tab sis yuav tsim ib qho chaw sib dhos tshiab nrog cov cuab yeej tshiab ntawm nws thaj tsam 96-acre Mishawaka.

Txawm hais tias yuav-yog JLTV cov tuam txhab tau nkag mus rau pob ntawv cov ntaub ntawv (qhov tseem ceeb ntawm lub tsheb engineering DNA) uas cov tub rog yuav los ntawm Oshkosh, lawv tsis muaj kev nkag siab txog Wisconsin lub tuam txhab cov txheej txheem tsim khoom thiab cov ntsiab lus.

GM Kws muaj txuj ci thiab AM General tau xauj JLTVs los ntawm Tub Rog rau kev ua kom huv si kom tau txais kev pom zoo, suav nrog cov ntaub ntawv rau kev tsim khoom tsim khoom. Muab JLTV kev paub txog kev tsim khoom tsis muaj dab tsi sab nraum Oshkosh, nws zoo li tias AM yav dhau los loj-scale kev siv tsheb tsim kev ua haujlwm tau ua lub luag haujlwm hauv nws txoj kev xaiv.

"Peb yuav coj peb tus kheej [tsim] mus kom ze," Cannon hais. Nws taw qhia tias AM yog tib qho kev tiv thaiv tseem ceeb nrog IATF daim ntawv pov thawj (International Automotive Task Force, ISO-txheej txheem rau kev tswj hwm tsheb zoo), lub peev xwm nws ua tiav kev tsim ntau pua txhiab tus Humvees. "Peb tau tawm tsam peb cov engineers kom xav sab nraum [tsim] lub thawv."

Qhov ntawd suav nrog kev nyuaj rau lawv los tsim lub "digital ntxaib" lub Hoobkas, tso cai rau lub tuam txhab los xyaum kev sib dhos kab sib dhos, Takt lub sijhawm (ua haujlwm pacing) thiab rov xyaum ua lwm yam kev tsim khoom siv VR tsom iav ua ntej thawj JLTV cov khoom mus txog cov kab ntau lawm.

Lub JLTVs uas AM General yuav tsim yog hu ua "A2" variant, ib qho kev hloov kho tshiab ntawm lub tsheb uas tseem tsis tau hloov pauv tab sis suav nrog lub cav tshiab (ib lub txhab nyiaj tshiab Power V8 turbodiesel) thiab alternator, reconfigured rear cargo qhov chaw thiab ib tug kho. hluav taws xob architecture. Tam sim no cov qauv tsim muaj xws li lithium-ion roj teeb uas yuav tso cai rau nws khiav cov khoom siv sib txuas lus, nws cov HVAC system, thiab xa tawm hluav taws xob nyob twj ywm yam tsis tas yuav ua haujlwm ntawm nws lub turbodiesel li nws ua li ntawd.

Lub tshuab hluav taws xob ntse ntse yuav qhia tau tias muaj peev xwm txheeb xyuas thaum lub roj teeb theem poob qis dua qhov pib thiab tom qab ntawd tig lub cav kom rov them cov roj teeb. Cov roj teeb sib xyaw ua ke yuav tsis siv los muab lub zog rau lub zog, txhais tau tias A2 tsis yog hybrid. Qhov tshiab thev naus laus zis ib sab, qib siab ntawm kev sib koom ua ke thiab qhov sib hloov pauv yuav nyob twj ywm, txhais tau tias A1 thiab A2 tuaj yeem txhawb nqa ib leeg hauv kev ua haujlwm.

AM General npaj rau onboard ntau yam uas twb muaj lawm Oshkosh JLTV lwm tus neeg thiab ntxiv nws tus kheej (Humvee) tivthaiv thiab subsystem neeg muag khoom. Obviously, tus neeg muag khoom roj teeb lithium yuav yog tus tshiab tab sis lub tuam txhab tsis tau hais txog tus neeg muag khoom nws yuav xaiv - cov ntsiab lus tseem ceeb ntawm Ford MotorF
Lub tuam txhab tsis ntev los no kev sib koom tes nrog Suav roj teeb tuam txhab, CATL.

Thawj cov khoom lag luam qis qis yuav suav txog ob-teev JLTV A2s thiab JLTV cov tsheb thauj khoom, npaj rau kev xa khoom hauv nruab nrab mus rau lig 2024. "Peb yuav tsum ua kom tiav cov chaw tsim khoom thiab tau txais tag nrho cov khoom siv ntev xws li kev tsim cov cuab yeej los ua qhov ntawd tshwm sim, "Cannon hais. "Lub caij no, peb yuav ua cov haujlwm ua haujlwm tau zoo thiab xaiv cov khoom muag khoom plig. Peb tseem tab tom tsim Humvees thiab Humvee cov kab ntau lawm tam sim no yuav tsis cuam tshuam. "

Lub tuam txhab tseem tab tom koom nrog Italian tactical tsheb tsim, Iveco Defense Vehicles (IDV) los twv rau Army's Common Tactical Truck (CTT) program thiab nrhiav tub rog thiab tubrog nkoj tub rog txaus siab rau. soft-recoil technology nws tau koom ua ke rau hauv nws cov Humvee-raws li prototypes.

Cov thev naus laus zis tuaj yeem tso cai rau cov tsheb me xws li Humvee kom siv cov riam phom hnyav dua li 105 hli thiab 155 hli Howitzers hauv thaj teb. Yog tias cov kev pabcuam pom tias nws txaus nyiam, JLTV A2 yuav muaj qhov xav tau yog lwm tus neeg sib tw rau kev koom ua ke. Kev txaus siab rau kev siv tshuab soft-recoil tau loj hlob nrog cov lus qhia los ntawm kev ua tsov ua rog hauv Ukraine Cannon lees paub suav nrog qhov qis qis ntawm tus kheej-propelled artillery piv rau towed-artillery pom nyob rau sab hnub tuaj Ukraine.

Tshaj li kev lees paub nws lub neej yav tom ntej tsawg kawg yog kaum xyoo, JLTV yeej sawv cev rau cov roj rau lub tuam txhab qub txeeg qub teg ib zaug (AM taug qab nws cov caj ces mus rau 1861) kom nthuav dav nws cov khoom thiab muaj txiaj ntsig zoo rau kev lag luam tiv thaiv yav tom ntej. Cannon hais tias yog nyob rau hauv txoj kab nrog KPS Capital Partners muab nws thaum nws koom nrog AM General.

"Peb tsis xav kom AM General tsuas yog txhais tias yog 'lub tuam txhab Humvee.' Peb xav nrhiav thiab yeej lwm yam kev pab cuam. Peb pom peb tus kheej yog ib feem tseem ceeb ntawm Asmeskas lub arsenal thaum nws los tsim cov tsheb tactical wheeled. "

Am General twb muaj lwm lub tsheb, suav nrog ib qho chaw nruab nrab ntawm JLTV thiab Humvee, hauv cov kav dej. Xav tsis thoob txawm hais tias nws yuav yog, JLTV yeej ua rau lub tuam txhab rov qab los rau hauv yob ntau xav tias nws tau mus tas li los ntawm.