And that plant will be one of 30 new plants to go fully operational over the next six years manufacturing electric vehicle batteries and components right here in the United States of America.
What really threatened the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, though, was a proposal to refurbish the existing Humvee light truck so that it would no longer exhibit many of the operational deficiencies that had led planners to propose a new vehicle in the first place.
By sizing this vehicle for internal carriage, the full tactical and operational benefits of the Osprey's speed -- approximately 270 knots in its conventional aircraft mode -- can be exploited, instead of having to externally sling-load the larger and heavier HMMWV at a much reduced range and speed.