
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…