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Full Support, Plus Reports on AMPV Recommended In HAC Draft Report

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, June 9th, 2014

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Full Support, Plus Reports on AMPV Recommended In HAC Draft Report

AMPV. Photo: BAE Systems.

The House Appropriations Committee recommends full funding--$92.3 million--for the Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) program in the draft version of the FY '15 2015 House Defense Appropriations Bill. The congressional defense committees have encouraged the Army to adopt or develop a replacement vehicle for the Vietnam-era M113 series armored personnel carriers. The Army is focusing on first replacing the 2,897 M113 vehicles in Brigade Combat Teams. BAE Systems was apparently the only firm to submit a proposal last month for…

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