For next OMFV phase, new competitors could join contest to replace Bradley

For next OMFV phase, new competitors could join contest to replace Bradley
For next OMFV phase, new competitors could join contest to replace Bradley

The Army released the RFP for the next two phases of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle on July 1, which could see some new entrants from abroad.

Randy George assigned as next Army vice chief, new leaders named in modernization offices

Randy George assigned as next Army vice chief, new leaders named in modernization offices
Randy George assigned as next Army vice chief, new leaders named in modernization offices

The announced assignments will see new faces heading to important acquisition posts in the Army.

General Dynamics wins $1.14 billion Mobile Protected Firepower contract

General Dynamics wins $1.14 billion Mobile Protected Firepower contract
General Dynamics wins $1.14 billion Mobile Protected Firepower contract

The Mobile Protected Firepower program, a light tank for infantry brigades, is one of the Army’s top modernization priorities and the service’s first new design vehicle in 40 years.

OMFV Awards Mark Broad Shift In Army Acquisition

OMFV Awards Mark Broad Shift In Army Acquisition
OMFV Awards Mark Broad Shift In Army Acquisition

The Army really needed “to be more inclusive and to allow us to develop capabilities, that would be more scalable for the future.” On top of that, the service tried hard, Maj. Gen. Ross Coffman said, “to lower the barriers to entry for foreign and non-traditional vendors.”

Army Briefs Industry On Future Air & Ground Standards

Army Briefs Industry On Future Air & Ground Standards
Army Briefs Industry On Future Air & Ground Standards

“Modular open systems architecture… is the foundation of all our future modernization,” said Brig. Gen. Glenn Dean. The Bradley replacement, OMFV, will be the test case.

Faster, Tougher, Smarter: Army’s Future Armored Force EXCLUSIVE

Faster, Tougher, Smarter: Army’s Future Armored Force EXCLUSIVE
Faster, Tougher, Smarter: Army’s Future Armored Force EXCLUSIVE

Adding robot scouts and replacing vintage vehicles – the M113, the M2 Bradley, and potentially even the M1 Abrams – will make heavy brigades much more mobile, lethal, and aware of threats, Maj. Gen. Richard Ross Coffman says.

Army Outlines Ambitious Schedule For Robots, Armor

Army Outlines Ambitious Schedule For Robots, Armor
Army Outlines Ambitious Schedule For Robots, Armor

The Army is testing the MPF light tank; evaluating concepts for the OMFV troop carrier; preparing for major tests of high-tech Robotic Combat Vehicles and workhorse Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles in 2022; and will test a full battalion of 18 ERCA howitzers in 2023.

A War With China Would Spread To Land, Says Army Tanker

A War With China Would Spread To Land, Says Army Tanker
A War With China Would Spread To Land, Says Army Tanker

“China’s proven it will not self-limit in competition, so we cannot expect them to self-limit in conflict,” said Maj. Gen. Richard Ross Coffman, who heads armored vehicle modernization at Army Futures Command. “We’ve got to be able to fight no matter where we are.”

OMFV: Army Wants Your Weird Ideas For Bradley Replacement

OMFV: Army Wants Your Weird Ideas For Bradley Replacement
OMFV: Army Wants Your Weird Ideas For Bradley Replacement

Want to make a mini-tank that carries two passengers in back? Or put the heavy weapons on one vehicle and the passengers in another? Go for it, the Army’s armor modernization director told industry.

Project Convergence: Its Success Could Draw Army Astray

Project Convergence: Its Success Could Draw Army Astray
Project Convergence: Its Success Could Draw Army Astray

While Project Convergence’s first big test, the Army’s “experiment at scale for a combined arms operations,” was deemed a great success, the service must resist the urge to scale-up so rapidly that the events lose their value as experiments or become a fat target for budget cutters. The convergence tests, linking weapons, sensors, systems and…

Lynx Strikes Back: How Rheinmetall Could Win Army OMFV (ANALYSIS)

Lynx Strikes Back: How Rheinmetall Could Win Army OMFV (ANALYSIS)
Lynx Strikes Back: How Rheinmetall Could Win Army OMFV (ANALYSIS)

The Army’s new priorities — emphasizing heavy armor and robotics — and Rheinmetall’s successes overseas combine to give the KF41 Lynx a fighting chance to be the new Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle.

Network, GPS Will Be Jammed In Project Convergence 2021

Network, GPS Will Be Jammed In Project Convergence 2021
Network, GPS Will Be Jammed In Project Convergence 2021

In this fall’s Project Convergence exercises, it took a heroic effort just to get the network to work at all. Next year, the Army wants the network to function in the face of electronic attack.

Army Robots Hunt Tanks In Project Convergence

Army Robots Hunt Tanks In Project Convergence
Army Robots Hunt Tanks In Project Convergence

The pair of unmanned scout vehicles had enough AI smarts aboard to navigate cross-country, identify “enemy” forces, and open fire – but a human still decides whether to shoot.

Longer-Range Missiles & More AI: Project Convergence 2021

Longer-Range Missiles & More AI: Project Convergence 2021
Longer-Range Missiles & More AI: Project Convergence 2021

Next fall, the Army aims to test a new artificial intelligence for artillery and fire the prototype PrSM missile to its full 300-plus-mile range — once they find a venue that’s big enough.