Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV)

BAE Systems line of Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) has set new worldwide tactical vehicle standards for capability, reliability, mobility and transportability, and 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 over 56,000 FMTV vehicles for military forces and government contractors.

As the exclusive provider of the FMTV to the U.S. Army, BAE Systems offers over sixteen 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 models include troop carriers, cargo carriers, vans, dump trucks, recovery vehicles, tractors, specialty vehicles and more, as well as three trailer models, making it a highly versatile tactical vehicle family. With about 85% parts commonality across the FMTV family, BAE Systems has increased readiness while decreasing costs.

The versatility of the FMTV platform has fueled the development of new and exciting 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).

FMTV Quick Facts

• Prototype designed and built in 1988
• First AO FMTV manufactured in 1991
• More than 56,000 FMTVs and trailers delivered to the U.S. Army with 29 variants produced to date
• First to combine 2.5-ton and 5.0-ton payload classes
• First use of same capacity trailers with equal mobility
• Acknowledged worldwide as the tactical vehicle leader for capability, reliability, mobility and transportability
• U.S. Army coined the term “ultra-reliable” to describe the BAE Systems FMTV
• 85 percent commonality of parts among all vehicles in FMTV family
• One of the first off-road tactical cargo families to sustain operational readiness rate of more than 94 percent during wartime for the  Army
• First to pass the Army’s 22-year accelerated corrosion test
• First to incorporate Class V Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals
• First to incorporate installation of anti-lock braking system in a tactical off-road truck
• First tactical truck to integrate digital J1939 Data Bus capability
• Introduced in 2003, the Low Signature Armored Cab (LSAC) is designed to protect the warfighter from assault-rifle rounds, land mines and artillery fragments
• More than 3,200 BAE Systems employees work on the FMTV in Texas, Ohio, Arizona and Michigan
• 2,868 Caiman MRAPs, an FMTV variant, have been delivered to the U.S. Army and have sustained an average operational readiness rate of 94 percent 
• The Caiman was concepted, conceptualized, designed, prototyped and tested in 2006. Achieved full-rate production in early 2007. Achieved a record when the time from contract award to first delivery was 43 days
• LTAS FMTVs are currently being produced to offer warfighters flexible protection levels like the built-in production armor (A-Cab) and increased protection using appliqué armor (B-Kit)
• LTAS FMTV weight: 29,000 lbs. vehicle curb weight without cargo; 39,341 lbs. gross vehicle weight with fuel, cargo and drivers
• 200-acre campus and manufacturing area of more than 900,000 square feet in Sealy, Texas dedicated to FMTV production  
• Sealy, Texas campus includes an Electro-deposition (E-Coat) primer operation, fabrication center and a 1.3 mile high-speed, all-weather test track
• Quality system is certified ISO 9001 and ISO/TS 16949 – the highest automotive and manufacturing industry standard
• FMTV production levels: 2008 – more than 30 per day; 2009 – more than 40 per day