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Army To Review $62 Billion In Estimated Costs For OMFV, MPF Following GAO Report

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, August 7th, 2020

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Army To Review $62 Billion In Estimated Costs For OMFV, MPF Following GAO Report

BAE Systems' Mobile Protected Firepower submission. (BAE photo)

The Army plans to reevaluate the $62 billion in cost estimates for its Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) and Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) programs per recommendations from a new Government Accountability Office report. GAO officials wrote the Army concurred with the report’s call to better account for uncertainties with its combat vehicle modernization programs, noting the service’s roughly $23 billion spent on earlier attempts that didn’t pan out. “While trade-offs may be necessary to facilitate rapid development, more consistent application…

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