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Army

Army Accepting Proposals For Electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle Prototype Effort

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, March 5th, 2024

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Army Accepting Proposals For Electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle Prototype Effort

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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – The Army is now accepting proposals for its Electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (eLRV) program, while a lead official noted funding to move forward on prototyping activities remains “tied up” with the delayed fiscal year 2024 budget. A Request for Prototype Proposals (RPP) was released to members of the National Advanced Mobility Consortium on Feb. 15, with the Army planning a two-phased prototype effort for what will likely be the service’s first hybrid-electric tactical vehicle. “Until we…

Congress

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Congress

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Army

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