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Army Releases New List Of Characteristics For Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle

Army Releases New List Of Characteristics For Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle
A Bradley Fighting Vehicle crew with 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, drives to an objective during Iron Union 18-6 in the United Arab Emirates, Jan. 23, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas X. Crough, U.S. ARCENT PAO)

The Army has released its new list of characteristics for the restarted Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) competition, detailing its broad problem set for the Bradley replacement program to be refined through collaboration with industry. The characteristics list is the latest step in the Army’s renewed OMFV search after canceling the initial competition in January and starting over with a new focus on increasing vendor participation in the vehicle development phase. "Industry feedback on the proposed vehicle characteristics, not a…

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