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Army’s Acquisition Chief ‘Fully Expects’ OMFV Will Be A Hybrid-Electric Platform

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Army’s Acquisition Chief ‘Fully Expects’ OMFV Will Be A Hybrid-Electric Platform
The Honorable Douglas R. Bush, assistant secretary of the army for acquisition, logistics and technology, receives a briefing of current V Corps operations at Victory Corps Forward, from U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Harris assigned to V Corps, during a visit to Camp Kościuszko, Poland, Sep. 8, 2022. Photo by Spc. Dean Johnson, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

The Army’s top acquisition official said lastThursday he “fully expects” the service’s future Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) will be a hybrid-electric powered platform.  Doug Bush, the Army’s assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology, added his view is “based on [vendors’] bids so far, the direction of technology and the Army’s goals” that it gave to the contractors competing for the Bradley replacement program. “Electrifying the Army’s heavy ground vehicle fleet will take longer. The technology lift there is…

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