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General Dynamics Prepares For Lightweight Combat Vehicle Competition

Tuesday, October 14th, 2014

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General Dynamics Prepares For Lightweight Combat Vehicle Competition

Flyer 72 Photo: General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems

General Dynamics [GD] and Flyer Defense are preparing their lightweight Flyer vehicle for a new Army competition: the Ultra Lightweight Combat Vehicle (ULCV). GD Program Manager for Lightweight Tactical Vehicles Sean Ridley said the competition would likely kick off in the first quarter of 2015. A potential competitor on such a program would be the Polaris Defense’s DAGOR, a recently unveiled ULCV. GD would offer another in its Flyer family of vehicles. This Flyer 72 variant would need to carry…

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