Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles

FMTV
An Oshkosh-produced M1083 A1P2 5-ton MTV in A-kit configuration
Type	Family of 4x4 and 6x6 tactical trucks with 2.5-ton, 5-ton, 9-ton and 10-ton payload (U.S. tons)
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1996–present
Used by	U.S. Army and others (see Operators)
Production history
Designer	Steyr of Austria (original); Stewart & Stevenson for FMTV requirement. IP of the FMTV is owned by U.S. government
Designed	1988 (for FMTV requirement by Stewart & Stevenson)
Manufacturer	Stewart & Stevenson (original) Armor Holdings (acquired Stewart & Stevenson) BAE Systems (acquired Armor Holdings) Oshkosh Corporation (current; won rebuy competition)
Produced	1982–present
Number built	BAE Systems and legacy companies – 74,000 trucks and trailers Oshkosh Defense – >23,500 trucks and >11,400 trailers (orders as of November 2015)
Variants	(full details and (NSNs) in main text) M1078 (LMTV Cargo) M1079 (LMTV Van) M1080 (LMTV Chassis (3.9 m)) M1081 (LMTV Cargo-airdrop LVAD) M1082 (LMTV Trailer) M1083 (MTV Cargo) M1084 (MTV Cargo with MHE) M1085 (MTV Long Wheelbase Cargo) M1086 (MTV Long Wheelbase Cargo with MHE) M1087 (MTV Expansible Van) M1088 (MTV Tractor) M1089 (MTV Wrecker) M1090 (MTV Dump) M1091 (MTV 1,500 gallon Fuel Tanker) M1092 (MTV Chassis (4.1 m)) M1093 (MTV Cargo-airdrop LVAD) M1094 (MTV Dump-airdrop LVAD) M1095 (MTV Trailer) M1096 (MTV Long Wheelbase (4.5 m) Chassis) M1140 (HIMARS, launcher chassis) M1147 (Trailer, FMTV Load Handling System) M1148 (Load Handling System, eight metric tonnes) M1157 (10-ton dump) XM1160 (10-ton MEADS air defence chassis (5.5 m wheelbase)) Mongoose Mobile Launcher Chassis (MLC) (cancelled) M1273 (MTV 10-ton chassis)

BAE Systems and legacy companies – 74,000 trucks and trailers

(full details and (NSNs) in main text)

The Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) is a series of vehicles, based on a common chassis, that vary by payload and mission requirements. The FMTV is derived from the Austrian military Steyr 12 M 18 truck, but substantially modified to meet U.S. Army requirements, these including a minimum 50 per cent U.S. content.

There were originally 17 FMTV variants, four 2.5 U.S. ton payload variants designated Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) and 13 variants with a 5 U.S. ton payload, these designated Medium Tactical Vehicle (MTV).

Since the first FMTVs were fielded in January 1996 the family has been expanded and the overall design enhanced considerably. The FMTV was originally manufactured by Stewart and Stevenson (1996-2006), then by Armor Holdings (2006-2007), then by what is now BAE Systems Platforms & Services until 2011. It is currently manufactured by Oshkosh Corporation. On 13 October 2016 the U.S. Army solicited proposals for the FMTV A2 rebuy competition.

FMTV's origins trace back to a U.S. Army TRAining and DOctrine Command (TRADOC) requirements document issued in 1983 for a Medium Tactical Truck (MTT), the intended replacement for the in-service 2.5-ton truck. In July 1984 a program to look at a future 5-ton truck procurement to replace in-service 2.5- and 5-ton trucks began. Cost analysis demonstrated that the procurement should be for both 2.5- and 5-ton trucks, and in October 1984 FMTV formally began as a program. The Request For Proposals (RFP) for FMTV was released in 1988. At this time it was expected that around 120,000 trucks would be ordered over three five-year contracts.