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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…

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Space

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