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Raytheon, Rheinmetall Add Textron Systems To Team Vying For Army’s OMFV Program

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, September 30th, 2019

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Raytheon, Rheinmetall Add Textron Systems To Team Vying For Army’s OMFV Program

Raytheon and Rheinmetall's Lynx. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

The new joint venture from Raytheon [RTN] and Germany’s Rheinmetall has selected Textron Systems [TXT] to serve as the U.S. chassis manufacturer for the Lynx fighting vehicle being offered for the Army’s Bradley replacement program, the companies said Monday. Textron’s role on the team vying for the Optionally-Manned Fighting Vehicle program includes establishing a U.S. supply chain for the Rheinmetall’s Lynx platform and supporting final integration if the vehicle is selected for the prototype phase. "When we say Lynx will…

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