[4] The JLTV goal was to provide a family of vehicles able to perform multiple missions protected, sustained and networked mobility for personnel and payload over a full range of operations.

It could sustain top speeds exceeding 70 mph (110 km/h), ford 60 in (1.5 m) of salt or fresh water, and had a gross weight of 24,000 lb (11,000 kg).

[9] In August 2012, Meritor Inc. announced they would be integrating their ProTec High Mobility Independent Suspension (HMIS) into the Lockheed JLTV in response to its moving on to the EMD phase of testing.

[10] The independent air suspension offered 16 in (410 mm) of travel and greatly reduced crew fatigue through a smoother ride over terrain.

[3][7] Its underbody used a modified V-hull called a "cursive W"-shaped hull that was effective in dissipating blasts forward, aft, and out to the sides.

The JLTV's ability to integrate these systems would provide troops greater firepower, with the intent being to reduce the need to call for aviation support.

BAE remained a partner on the Lockheed Martin JLTV team, providing integrated cabs, protection solutions[buzzword], and vehicle manufacturing.

In April 2010, Lockheed delivered the first two of seven operational JLTVs and one companion trailer to the US Army and Marine Corps for the Technology Development (TD) phase testing.

[19] On 27 August 2013, the Army and Marine Corps announced that full-scale testing of JLTV prototypes would begin the following week, with all three vendors having had 66 vehicles delivered.

[20] On 3 September 2013, full-pace, full-scope JLTV testing began at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Yuma, and Redstone Arsenal, Alabama.

[22] Oshkosh's L-ATV was selected as the winner of the JLTV program on 25 August 2015, and was awarded a $6.75 billion low rate initial base contract with eight options to procure the first 16,901 vehicles for both the Army and Marines.

[6][1] Based on accounts from those involved in the JLTV program, Lockheed lost not because of the technical merit or design of its vehicle, but because it was the only contractor that had not demonstrated the ability to build tens of thousands of trucks on a production line.

[26] Lockheed then attempted to file a preliminary injunction with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on 17 December,[27] but announced they had withdrawn their protest on 17 February 2016.