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Army Selects Four Firms To Build Robotic Combat Vehicle Prototypes

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, September 21st, 2023

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Army Selects Four Firms To Build Robotic Combat Vehicle Prototypes

Textron Systems' Ripsaw M3 concept demonstrator at the 2022 AUSA conference in Washington, D.C. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

The Army has selected Textron Systems [TXT], General Dynamics Land Systems [GD], Oshkosh Defense [OSK] and McQ Inc. for the first phase of its Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) competition, with each tasked to deliver two prototype platforms by next August. The four firms were awarded a combined total of $24.7 million for phase one of the RCV program, before the Army ultimately selects one company in fiscal year 2025 to deliver nine prototypes and makes a production decision in FY…

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