
General Dynamics [GD] and BAE Systems were each awarded $7.9 million study contracts for a Future Fighting Vehicle (FFV). Each cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, awarded Aug. 13, is for technical, cost, and risk assessments against select requirements for technology integration refinement that leverage the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) technology development phase assets for potential incorporation for a (FFV) system, according to the Defense Department contract announcements. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel accepted an Army recommendation to terminate the GCV in the fiscal…