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Army

AMPV Acceleration Would Benefit Soldiers, McMaster Says

Pat Host

Wednesday, August 17th, 2016

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AMPV Acceleration Would Benefit Soldiers, McMaster Says

AMPV. Photo: BAE Systems.

A key Army officer on Wednesday said soldiers would benefit if the service could accelerate the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) program.Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, director of Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC) and Deputy Commanding General, Futures, said accelerating AMPV would get a needed vehicle to soldiers faster and could also reduce unit cost and be a better deal for taxpayers. McMaster said a constrained budget environment is preventing the Army from accelerating AMPV, the service’s largest active acquisition program.“AMPV is…

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