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UPDATED: Army’s M113 Replacement Design Gets Stamp Of Approval

UPDATED: Army’s M113 Replacement Design Gets Stamp Of Approval
BAE Systems' Armored Multipurpose Vehicle (AMPV)

Just one year after contract award, the Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) quietly passed an important development milestone earlier this month, another deliberate step in the no-drama program to replace the Vietnam-era M113 personnel carrier.Manufacturer BAE Systems has three new-build AMPV hulls on its weld line at the company’s York, Pa., facility, a spokesperson told Defense Daily. It will produce 29 vehicles that will undergo engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) testing. The first hull started down the weld line in…

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