Army Needs Armor For City Fights: Gen. McConville
The Army Chief of Staff defended the service’s ambitious modernization program, particularly new armored vehicles and long-range missiles.
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.
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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
“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.”
2021: Will Army Modernization Survive?
With shrinking budgets and a growing need for new technologies, “the Army will need to make a compelling case to Congress to fund new capabilities and truncate legacy programs,” said CSBA’s Tom Mahnken.
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.
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OMFV: Army Tries To Make Life Easier For Industry
The Army will give companies more time to refine their designs for the Bradley replacement, but there’s a four-month gap in funding in fiscal 2023.
NDAA: Conference Cuts New Army Tech, Pluses Up Old
The cutting-edge IVAS targeting goggles took a $230 million hit, while the latest upgrade to the venerable CH-47 Chinook – which the Army doesn’t actually want – got a $165 million boost.
Meet The Army’s Future Family Of Robot Tanks: RCV
The Army has outlined draft objectives for a range of Robotic Combat Vehicles, from an expendable light scout armed with a single anti-tank missile to a 30-ton unmanned tank as tough as the 70-ton M1 Abrams.
AMPV: BAE Delivering All 5 Variants This Fall
BAE Systems' York, Penn. plant has overcome COVID and quality-control problems to get the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle and the Paladin howitzer back on track, Army officials told Breaking Defense.
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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.
OMFV: Rheinmetall, Textron & Raytheon Offer Lynx For Bradley Replacement – Again
These companies teamed up for the Army’s first, stillborn attempt to build a new armored troop carrier in 2019. This time they’re offering “a new variant.”
MPF: Light Tank Competitors BAE & GD Head For Soldier Tests
BAE and General Dynamics are vying to build 504 Mobile Protected Firepower vehicles to support light infantry units, especially in places the massive M1 Abrams cannot go.
OMFV: Army Team Won’t Compete For Bradley Replacement
Industry and Congress were deeply skeptical of the Army’s suggestion to enter a government design team in the OMFV competition. Now the Army has backed off.