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Army Acquisition Chief Says XM30 Remains ‘On Path,’ Will Test Prototypes This Summer

Army Acquisition Chief Says XM30 Remains ‘On Path,’ Will Test Prototypes This Summer
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chez Carter, assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division ground guides a M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a Table XII Live Fire Exercise at Novo Selo Training Area in Bulgaria in 2018 (U.S. Army Photo)

The Army’s top acquisition official said Thursday the XM30 combat vehicle program to develop a Bradley fighting vehicle replacement remains “on path,” with the first prototypes to be delivered to a unit this summer for testing. The update on XM30’s status follows the Army’s recent release of a Request for Information (RFI) notice to inform future ground combat vehicle production efforts, which service acquisition chief Brent Ingraham said aims to take a broad look at priorities rather than a specific…

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