Washington ( CNN ) -- The dangerous roads of Iraq and Afghanistan have forced changes in what soldiers drive , and forced costs up as well , according to a just-released report on Army vehicles . The former military workhorse , the Humvee , carried a $ 70,000 price tag . As that was modified , or `` up-armored , '' the cost rose to from $ 160,000 to $ 220,000 . `` This modern Up-Armored HMMWV ( UAH ) , however , still does not fully meet the evolving mobility or protection requirements of our soldiers , '' according to the report , released by the Army Thursday . It looks ahead to future needs for tactical wheeled vehicles . The next generation , JLTV , the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle , has new capabilities and a higher price but is still far cheaper than , MRAPs , Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles , developed to counter hidden explosive devices , the report notes . `` The cost to provide this capability is high -- it is estimated that each JLTV will cost in excess of $ 300,000 before equipping with essential combat systems -- but not as high as the cost of the MRAP family of vehicles , which cost $ 430,000 - $ 900,000 apiece to procure , '' the report says . The Army estimates that its wheeled vehicles right now cost $ 70 billion . `` To meet the threat on today 's battlefields , trucks must now be armored , have the additional capacity and power to carry that armor , and be outfitted with a wide variety of command , control , communications and computers , and intelligence , surveillance and reconnaissance equipment , '' the report says . But the report also recognizes that budgets may be contracting . `` The Army is also on the downward side of a phase of increased funding to support fleet growth and modernization , '' the report says . `` As a result , the Army of the next 15 years must adapt its TWV fleet to meet the threats of today and tomorrow , with reduced funding as compared to the past seven years . ''
`` Up-Armored '' Humvees cost up to $ 220,000 each , up from an original $ 70,000 , the report says . The Pentagon is also looking at ways of reducing the number of troops needed in Iraq and Afghanistan by as much as a third. The next generation of vehicles will cost more than $ 300,000 apiece , it says .