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Army

Rheinmetall’s Lynx Concept For OMFV Features New Remote Turret, Modularity Focus

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, October 18th, 2021

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Rheinmetall’s Lynx Concept For OMFV Features New Remote Turret, Modularity Focus

Model of Rheinmetall's Lynx concept for the Army's Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle competition. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

Rheinmetall’s offering for the Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) includes a new remote turret designed specifically for the program, with the company citing the overall vehicle concept’s modularity as a key component for the Bradley replacement program. Mike Milner, American Rheinmetall Vehicles’ (ARV) director of business development and strategy, told Defense Daily last week the Army will deliver a refined set of parameters for OMFV following initial concept reviews last month, which the company will then take to further…

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