The U.S. Army opens up detailed design and prototyping phases of the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle competition releasing a request for proposals to industry.
Companies with commercial experience want to show the Army how capable electric-powered vehicles can be and overcome the challenges of operating them on the battlefield.
The Army is about a month away from a big announcement about its nascent Futures Command, the service’s undersecretary said, and there’s already a list of items to tackle when it comes to equipping soldiers.
A variety of issues have caused six to eight month schedule slippages in two out of three of the Army's efforts to qualify active protection systems on combat vehicles.