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Army

BAE Systems’ Delivery Of First AMPVs Pushed To August Due To Pandemic

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, August 4th, 2020

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BAE Systems’ Delivery Of First AMPVs Pushed To August Due To Pandemic

BAE Systems' Armored Multipurpose Vehicle (AMPV)

BAE Systems’ delivery of the first Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV) to the Army was delayed a month due pandemic-related challenges, with initial vehicles now set to arrive this August. The delivery pushback follows an original delay of several months due to manufacturing issues BAE Systems addressed with its AMPV production line. “We have worked tirelessly to mitigate the impacts from COVID-19 with our employees, supply network, and customer base to keep our manufacturing sites operational and continue to receive parts…

Congress

Senior GOP HASC Members Wittman, Turner Ousted Amid Dems’ Blue Wave

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Congress

Dems’ Big Night Set To Reshape Top Defense Committee Spots, As Key GOP’ers Knocked Off

Democrats’ sweeping victories in Tuesday’s midterms, taking back control of the House and Senate, are set to reshape key spots atop defense committees, to include House Armed Services panels and […]

Congress

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‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

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