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Army

SAIC Strikes Out On Mobile Protected Firepower, Plans To Remain In Combat Vehicle Market

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, December 19th, 2018

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SAIC Strikes Out On Mobile Protected Firepower, Plans To Remain In Combat Vehicle Market

SAIC's Mobile Protected Firepower offering at the AUSA Conference. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

Even though SAIC [SAIC] was eliminated from the Army’s new light tank program, the company’s second major vehicle loss in the last year, the company will continue exploring combat vehicle opportunities, according to a company spokeswoman.Lauren Presti said the company plans to work with its partners to prepare for the imminent release of the Army’s proposal request for its Next-Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) effort to find an Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) to replace its Bradley fleet.“Of course, we are…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

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Army

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