Which vehicle family is designed to improve mobility and payload of light tactical vehicles while increasing survivability?

• A. Stryker
• B. MRAP
• C. HMMWV
• D. JLTV

Answer: (D)

The idea being tested is balancing mobility, payload, and protection in a light tactical vehicle. The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle family was created specifically to replace the older Humvee by delivering a lighter, air-transportable platform that can carry more gear and troops (increased payload) while offering better off-road performance (improved mobility) and armor designed to withstand blasts and ambushes (greater survivability). It achieves this with a common, modular chassis, advanced suspension, and a V-hull/armor package that enhances protection, all without sacrificing the ability to be deployed quickly and widely.

Other options don’t fit this exact combination. MRAPs prioritize survivability and blast resistance, but at the cost of heavier weight and reduced mobility for lighter missions. The Stryker family focuses on armored transport for a different role and weight class, not the targeted light-tactical mobility and payload uplift of the light vehicle family. The HMMWV is the older platform JLTV is intended to replace, lacking the modern protections, payload, and mobility improvements.