
The Army will take ownership of its first Armored Multipurpose Vehicle (AMPV) in time for Christmas, which will allow an intensive reliability test campaign on the M113 personnel carrier replacement to begin before March.Nine of the first 29 prototype AMPVs are in various stages of production on the company’s York, Penn., production line. The first to be complete is nearing final assembly and should be ready for delivery in mid-December, according to James Miller, director of business development for BAE…