Jankel has signed a teaming agreement with Oshkosh Defense to harness the joint capabilities and strengths of both companies for the UK defence market, Jankel writes in a press release. The collaboration has been specifically formed to lead a UK based team of subject matter experts that delivers the Oshkosh JLTV vehicle to meet protected mobility requirements of the British Armed Forces. According to Jankel, the teaming agreement delivers on the recently launched Land Industrial Strategy (LIS) in the UK. By procuring the JLTV through this newly formed team, the UK MoD maintains the economies of scale offered by the sizeable US JLTV programme whilst also leveraging:
- local manufacture
- design
- integration
- on-shore SME supply chain
- through life support capabilities
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