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Army Selects Four Vendors To Submit RCV-Light Prototype Proposals

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, October 21st, 2019

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Army Selects Four Vendors To Submit RCV-Light Prototype Proposals

Textron Systems, Howe & Howe, and FLIR's Ripsaw M5. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

The Army has selected four vendors to move forward in its Robotic Combat Vehicle-Light program , with each having the opportunity to submit vehicle proposals, as the service plans to award a contract to deliver prototypes next spring. The National Advanced Mobility Consortium announced Oct. 18 HDT Global, Oshkosh Defense [OSK], QinetiQ North America and Textron Systems [TXT] had successful white papers and will be issued requests for prototype proposals (RPP). Several vendors brought their RCV offerings to last week’s…

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