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AMPV Program Running On Schedule, Budget, Army Project Chief Says

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, October 10th, 2017

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AMPV Program Running On Schedule, Budget, Army Project Chief Says

AMPV. Photo: BAE Systems.

The Army’s new program for multi-purpose armored vehicles is on track in terms of production vehicles, budget and testing, officials with the service and prime contractor BAE Systems said on Monday.Performance testing began in July and reliability testing is expected to begin later this month and so far, the Armored Multi-Purposed Vehicle (AMPV) is on schedule and budget and is meeting performance requirements, Col. Michael Milner, project manager for AMPV within the Army’s Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems,…

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