The first six, of a total of 33 Oshkosh Defense JLTVs that are expected to be delivered to North Macedonia by the end of 2022, were unloaded on July 23, Defense Brief Reports. According to photos shared by defense minister Slavjanka Petrovska, the JLTVs were transported alongside 180 Textron M1117 ASV Guardian armored vehicles that have been donated to Greece by the United States.
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North Macedonia ordered the first JLTVs in 2019, planning to buy 99 units, with options to buy a total of 152 ones by 2024 (Picture source: North Macedonia Defense Ministry)

North Macedonia ordered the first JLTVs in 2019, Defense Brief reminds. planning to buy 99 units, with options to buy a total of 152 ones by 2024. The vehicles should be inducted into the 2nd Infantry Battalion.

The acquisition of the JLTV and the potential purchase of Stryker armored fighting vehicles for an estimated cost of $210 million is part of North Macedonia’s drive to unify its equipment and thereby ease the logistical and maintenance issues. According to local reports, that drive could be aided by US military donations that would be contingent on the transfers of weapon systems of Soviet origin to Ukraine.