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Army Won’t Submit Its Own Design For Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle

Army Won’t Submit Its Own Design For Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle
A Bradley Fighting Vehicle crew with 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, drives to an objective during Iron Union 18-6 in the United Arab Emirates, Jan. 23, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas X. Crough, U.S. ARCENT PAO)

The Army will no longer consider submitting its own design bid for the restarted Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) prototype competition, the service said Thursday. The decision was based on feedback from industry and dialogue among Army senior leaders, according to an update to the draft Request For Proposals notice.  “As we continue to progress through the first-phase of our five-phased approach for the OMFV program, communication, inclusive feedback and innovative thinking from industry remains key,” Ashley John, spokeswoman for…

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