Future Tactical Truck System
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| Future Tactical Truck System | |
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| Type | Utility vehicle |
| Place of origin |  United States |
The Future Tactical Truck System (FTTS) was a U.S. Military program for which the Operational Requirements Document was drawn up during 2003. FTTS was a proposed two vehicle modular family that was to replace the AM General High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV (the Humvee)), Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), Oshkosh M977 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT), Oshkosh Palletized Load System (PLS) (in certain echelons), and all remaining M35, M809 and M939 series of 2.5 and 5 ton trucks. The FTTS-UV (Utility Vehicle) was to replace the HMMWV, while the FTTS-MSV (Manoeuvre Sustainment Vehicle) was to replace all other types.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
By 2006 work on FTTS has faltered and according to the Foreword of Jane's Military Vehicles and Logistics 2006-2007 by Shaun C Connors and Christopher F Foss (ISBN-13: 978-0710627612): "The U.S. Army’s original intention was that the FTTS (the logistic support for the Future Combat System (FCS)) with just two variants would eventually replace virtually all of the current tactical wheeled vehicle fleet. In a more realistic approach, the current FTTS-MSV/UV Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) efforts (with input from other efforts) will now be used ‘to define requirements’ for future U.S. Army trucks."
Elements of FTTS-UV were fed in to the ongoing Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program, this the replacement for part of the HMMWV fleet. Deliveries of the medium and heavy category trucks in production when FTTS commenced, and to be replaced by FTTS, continue. The FMTV (now with Oshkosh) production contract has recently been extended to September 2016, and award of the Family of Heavy Tactical Vehciles IV (FHTV) contract, on a sole source basis to Oshkosh, is anticipated in the near future. FHTV contract awards include HEMTT and PLS.[1]
History
To evaluate possible future truck systems and designs, the U.S. Army's Tank-automotive and Armaments Command refereed the Future Tactical Truck Systems - Advanced Concepts and Technology Demonstration (ACTD) program. Navistar International and Lockheed Martin's proposals, the International FTTS and Lockheed FTTS Utility Vehicles were selected, as well as the Armor Holdings proposal for the MSV.[2] In August 2006 they were tested at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Following this evaluation they were parked in The Pentagon courtyard for evaluation by higher-ranking military officials.
Design
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Competitors
International truck
International Truck's proposal for FTTS utilized a Parallel Hybrid Drivetrain and modular armor. It has undergone testing by 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division and 14th Engineer Battalion at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds and Fort Lewis, along with Lockheed Martin's design and Armor Holdings' Maneuver Sustainment Vehicle.[3][4]
Variants
Utility Vehicle
UV1
- FTTS-UV Support
- FTTS-UV Ambulance
- FTTS-UV C2
UV2
- FTTS-UV Support
Maneuver Sustainment Vehicle
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See also
References
- ^ Shaun C Connors & Christopher F Foss. "Jane's Logistics, Support & Unmanned". IHS Jane's. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ http://www.ausa.org/pdfdocs/TBIP-TWV06.pdf
- ^ US Army Evaluates Military Uses of FTTS Concept Vehicles
- ^ Military concept vehicles to aid future development