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Army

Army Releasing Infantry Squad Vehicle RFP In April, Awarding Prototype Contracts In August

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, February 27th, 2019

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Army Releasing Infantry Squad Vehicle RFP In April, Awarding Prototype Contracts In August

Flyer GMV 1.1 Photo: General Dynamics

The Army has finalized its acquisition strategy for the lightweight, air-droppable Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) program with plans to release a final request for proposals in April followed by prototype contract awards in August. Officials released updated ISV program objectives on Thursday including plans to award a final production contract in March 2020 for over 2,000 vehicles and increase initial production quantities for the program’s first five years from 261 to 621 vehicles. ISV is the Army’s official Ground Mobility…

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Space

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Congress

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Congress

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