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Army

Army Readying Final RFP For Infantry Squad Vehicle, Production Award Set For June

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, February 5th, 2020

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Army Readying Final RFP For Infantry Squad Vehicle, Production Award Set For June

GM Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) Concept

The Army will release a final request for proposals this month for the production phase of its Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) program to find a new lightweight air-droppable platform, with plans to award a contract this June, a program official told Defense Daily. The single-vendor production contract for over 1,000 vehicles will be awarded to either General Motors [GM] Defense, Oshkosh [OSK], or SAIC [SAIC], the three participants in the ISV prototype effort. Steven Herrick, PEO Combat Support & Combat…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]