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Army Selects Five Competitors To Work On Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Concepts

Army Selects Five Competitors To Work On Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Concepts
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Chez Carter, assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division ground guides a M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during a Table XII Live Fire Exercise at Novo Selo Training Area in Bulgaria in 2018 (U.S. Army Photo)

The Army announced Friday it has selected General Dynamics Land Systems [GD], Oshkosh Defense [OSK], BAE Systems, Rheinmetall and armor supplier Point Blank Enterprises to work on refining their concepts for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) program.  Nearly $300 million in contracts were awarded to the five firms selected for OMFV Phase Two, who will now work for the next 15 months on the concept design phase to assist the Army in finalizing its requirements for the Bradley replacement…

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