FMTV (Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles)

BAE Systems' Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) has set new worldwide tactical-vehicle standards for capability, reliability, mobility, and transportability. It continues to boast the highest percent availability of any vehicle in the U.S. Army tactical-vehicle fleet. Since the start of the program in 1988, BAE Systems has manufactured more than 36,000 FMTV vehicles for military forces and government contractors.

FMTV vehicles have been proven to far exceed requirements for reliability. In addition, Army Safety Center statistics show that the FMTV has one of the strongest safety records of any military truck.

The flexibility of the FMTV platform suits it to virtually any task that involves transporting troops, supplies or weaponry wherever they are needed.

As the exclusive provider of the FMTV to the U.S. Army, BAE Systems offers more than 16 truck variants on two basic platforms: the 2.5-ton, 4 x 4 Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) and the 5- to 10-ton, 6 x 6 Medium Tactical Vehicle (MTV). The FMTV vehicle offers a great deal of versatility, with models that include troop carriers, cargo carriers, vans, dump trucks, recovery vehicles, tractors, specialty vehicles, and more, as well as three trailer models. With approximately 85 percent of parts in common among all vehicles in the FMTV family, BAE Systems has increased readiness while decreasing costs.

The versatility of the FMTV platform has fueled the development of new variants, such as Hybrid Electric Drives, 9-ton Load Handling Systems, HIMARS, 10-ton dump, the FMTV 8 x 8 Flex-Frame, and the Height Reducible Electronic Enclosure (HREE).

In 2003, BAE Systems designed the Low Signature Armored Cab (LSAC), which offers crew protection from assault-rifle rounds, land mines, and artillery fragments. The LSAC cab was designed as a drop-in replacement for the standard FMTV cab, which does not offer ballistic protection, and can be installed in a remove-and-replace operation by two people at approximately four hours each. More than 2,000 of these LSAC cabs are currently in operation with the U.S. Army.

FMTV FIRSTS

• First to combine 2.5-ton and 5.0-ton payload classes
• First to demonstrate "ultra-reliability"
• First to pass the Army 22-year accelerated corrosion test

• First to incorporate Class V Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals
• First to incorporate inst allation of anti-lock braking system in a tactical off-road truck