FACT SHEET
About the FMTV
· The Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) is a series of military trucks and trailers built in Sealy, Texas. The FMTVs perform a variety of roles for the U.S. Army, from cargo and troop carriers, to artillery and air defense missile weapons carriers.
· U.S. military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan are currently using FMTVs.
FMTV Texas Impact
· 10,000 Texas employees work directly and indirectly on the FMTV program in Sealy, Texas.
· The Texas-based production of FMTVs contributes more than $1.8 billion to the Texas economy each year through employee salaries, contractor costs and vendor partnerships.
Production
· More than 56,000 FMTVs and trailers have been delivered to the Army with 29 variants produced to date.
· Texas workers produce more than 40 FMTVs per day at a 200-acre campus and manufacturing area of more than 900,000 square feet in Sealy, Texas.
· The International Organization for Standardization, an organization that sets manufacturing quality standards, certified FMTV production quality within the Sealy manufacturing unit among the highest in the industry.
Performance
· The U.S. Army coined the term “ultra-reliable” to describe the FMTVs built in Sealy.
· The FMTV family shares 85 percent parts commonality among all vehicles in the fleet. This commonality significantly reduces the Army’s logistics burden and operating and support costs.
Get Involved:
· Show your support for keeping this contract in Texas by writing an online letter to our elected officials
· Send a letter to your elected officials via regular mail
· Mobilize your local community to support this effort and write letters
· Contact your local elected officials
· Contact your local media
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