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‘Holy Grail’ Next-Gen Combat Vehicle Prototypes To Begin Delivering In 2019

‘Holy Grail’ Next-Gen Combat Vehicle Prototypes To Begin Delivering In 2019
A Bradley Fighting Vehicle crew with 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, drives to an objective during Iron Union 18-6 in the United Arab Emirates, Jan. 23, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas X. Crough, U.S. ARCENT PAO)

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – After years of searching for the Holy Grail of combat vehicles and failing to the right mix of technologies at an affordable price, the Army is within reach of a plan to develop a pair of manned and unmanned fighting vehicles with revolutionary capabilities over legacy fleets, according to Gen. Robert Abrams, chief of Army Forces Command (FORSCOM).“We have been in this long pursuit of the Holy Grail of combat vehicles, like Indiana Jones,” Abrams said at…

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