Armored Multipurpose Vehicle (AMPV)
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ArmyVehicle Moderinzation, Slowed By Uncertain Budgets, Costing Army Time And Money
The Army is chugging along modernizing its combat vehicles but budgets are forcing it to field the upgrades so slowly that the service is paying more than necessary for the […]
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ArmyUpdated: Army Will Take Delivery Of First Armored Multipurpose Vehicle In December
The Army will take ownership of its first Armored Multipurpose Vehicle (AMPV) in time for Christmas, which will allow an intensive reliability test campaign on the M113 personnel carrier replacement […]
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ArmyAMPV Acceleration Would Benefit Soldiers, McMaster Says
A key Army officer on Wednesday said soldiers would benefit if the service could accelerate the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) program. Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, director of Army Capabilities Integration […]
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ArmyUpdated: Army Mounts Old Cannons On Existing Vehicles To Boost Infantry Firepower, Mobility
Army leaders are experimenting with ways to combine existing vehicles with conventional weapons already in the service’s arsenal as an option for boosting infantry firepower and mobility. Last week two senior […]
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ArmyArmy’s Modernization Journey Begins With Dumping Old Platforms
Before the Army can modernize its vehicles and equipment, it has to identify legacy gear and then free up money by unceremoniously getting rid of what it no longer needs, […]
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ArmyUPDATED: Army’s M113 Replacement Design Gets Stamp Of Approval
Just one year after contract award, the Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) quietly passed an important development milestone earlier this month, another deliberate step in the no-drama program to replace […]
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UncategorizedBAE Systems Submits AMPV Bid; General Dynamics, Navistar Pass
BAE Systems May 28 said it submitted its bid for the Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) program to replace the aging M113 with a vehicle that would be safer and […]
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ArmyHASC Panel Wants Army AMPV Report,To Include Wheeled Medical Vehicle
Until congressional defense committees receive a report on the Army’s plan to replace M113 vehicles with Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV), including a look at a wheeled medical variant, a House […]
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ArmyArmy Decision Waiving AMPV Competitive Prototyping ‘Sound,’ GAO Says
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) looked at the Army’s rationale for waiving the competitive prototyping requirement for the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) program, and found it “sound.” The Army could […]
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ArmyGeneral Dynamics Will Continue Talking AMPV With Army, No Further Protest
General Dynamics [GD] has dropped its protest of the Army’s Acquisition plan for the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), and plans to continue talking to the land service about its program concerns. […]