We've documented how the Pentagon is rushing to field hypersonic weapons, lasers, railguns, fifth-generation fighters, and new combat rifles. Now a new report from Defense Blog shows how the Army has been replacing its light combat vehicles with high-tech ones.

Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, announced earlier this month that the 5,000th Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) has rolled off the production line. 

The JLTV is the replacement vehicle for the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), otherwise known as the Humvee, which entered service in 1983. 

The JLTV was designed from the ground up as an armored system that would be suitable for the modern battlefield. It has an increased cargo payload of up to 2,500 pounds, more horsepower, increased vehicle range, new armor kits, and high-tech computer systems that make it unparallel to the Humvee.