The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, a $28 billion program to replace about half of the Army's aging humvee fleet, is not operationally suitable on account of deficiencies in reliability, maintainability, crew situational awareness and safety, according to the Pentagon's top weapons tester. Director of Operational Test and Evaluation Robert Behler, in his 2018 annual report to Congress, also branded one JLTV variant -- the Close Combat Weapons Carrier -- not operationally effective "for use in close combat missions," noting the...
