Editing Humvee (section)

===Survivable Combat Tactical Vehicle===
[[File:USMC-09503.jpg|thumb|Marine Corps inspected SCTV Humvee, 2010]]

Textron's Survivable Combat Tactical Vehicle (SCTV) is a protective capsule that can increase Humvee survivability to MRAP levels while significantly improving mobility. The modifications come in five kits, but all five need to be installed before the vehicle can be properly called an SCTV.  The vehicle features a [[monocoque]] [[V-hull|V-shaped hull]] and angled sides to help deflect [[rocket-propelled grenade]]s (RPGs) with scalable levels of protection.  It has greater engine power, replacing the 6.5-liter diesel engine with a [[Cummins (corporation)|Cummins]] 6.7-liter diesel and [[Allison Transmission|Allison]] 6-speed transmission, as well as a stronger suspension, improved brakes, higher ground clearance, and new onboard instrumentation.  Fuel capacity is increased from {{convert|27|to|40|usgal|abbr=on}} and the battery and fuel cells are moved from under the rear seat to the rear of the vehicle.  Also included are a powerful air conditioner and heating system, [[run-flat tire]]s, a thermal guard liner under the roof, sharp edges removed from inside the cabin, blast attenuating seats, and a folding gunner's turret allowing rapid deployment from a cargo aircraft or shipboard below deck.  Although heavier than the Humvee, the SCTV is half the weight and costs $150,000 less than a comparably survivable MRAP.  The basic version is a four-passenger armament carrier, but it can be configured as a nine-passenger troop carrier, air-defense vehicle, flatbed cargo truck, or field ambulance depending on the type of Humvee it is converted from.<ref name="armyreco21oct14"/><ref name="defensenews13oct15">[http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/show-daily/ausa/2015/10/13/textron-pitches-upgrade-extend-life-surplus-humvees/73889414/ Textron Pitches Upgrade To Extend Life of Surplus Humvees] – Defensenews.com, 13 October 2015</ref><ref name="defenseone13oct15">[http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2015/10/ukraines-humvees-are-about-get-more-armor/122772/?oref=d-skybox In a Groundbreaking Deal, Ukraine May Buy US Armor for Its Humvees] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015234334/http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2015/10/ukraines-humvees-are-about-get-more-armor/122772/?oref=d-skybox |date=15 October 2015}} – Defenseone.com, 13 October 2015</ref>

Work began on the SCTV in 2008 in anticipation of U.S. military upgrades, but it was shelved once they made the JLTV a priority.  Textron then focused on selling the SCTV upgrade package to up to 25 countries operating the global fleet, a potential market of up to 10,000 vehicles.  The upgrade can enhance the survivability of previously soft-skinned versions, sometimes sold by the U.S. as Excess Defense Articles, while costing and weighing less than a comparable MRAP.  By 2015, Colombia had installed the SCTV into three Humvees for testing, and Ukraine had shown interest in upgrading their old-model Humvees recently supplied by the U.S.<ref name="defensenews13oct15"/><ref name="defenseone13oct15"/><ref>[http://www.dodbuzz.com/2015/10/14/textron-shops-humvee-capsules-to-overseas-customers/ Textron Shops Protective Humvee ‘Capsules’ Abroad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016023052/http://www.dodbuzz.com/2015/10/14/textron-shops-humvee-capsules-to-overseas-customers/ |date=16 October 2015}} – DoDBuzz.com, 14 October 2015</ref> Ukraine ordered three SCTVs in February 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://investor.textron.com/news/news-releases/press-release-details/2016/Textron-Systems-to-Provide-Ukraine-with-Survivable-Combat-Tactical---Vehicles-SCTV/default.aspx |title=TEXTRON SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE UKRAINE WITH SURVIVABLE COMBAT TACTICAL VEHICLES (SCTV™) |date=2016-02-01 |website=investor.textron.com}}</ref>