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HASC Approves NDAA Amendments To Assess Army’s Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Plans, FTUAS Strategy

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, July 1st, 2020

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HASC Approves NDAA Amendments To Assess Army’s Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Plans, FTUAS Strategy

Oshkosh's JLTV offering, the Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (L-ATV). Photo: Oshkosh Corporation.

The House Armed Services Committee has approved amendments to its version of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill requiring the Army to assess its tactical wheeled vehicle (TWV) strategy and the acquisition approach for its RQ-7 Shadow drone replacement program. The amendments were included as part of a package from the House Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee approved unanimously during HASC’s mark-up hearing on Wednesday. An amendment from Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) calls for the Army to brief…

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