Explained: The U.S. Army s Mysterious New Armored Infantry Carrier
The sky may be the limit, regarding U.S. Army thinking about what its new armored infantry carrier might be.
The sky may be the limit, regarding U.S. Army thinking about what its new armored infantry carrier might be in terms of shape, size, weapons, armor configuration sensors, and other technical parameters.
After several years of review, exploration, and detailed analysis of various industry offerings and emerging technologies, the question of just what precisely a next-generation armored vehicle should consist of … may remain wide open. The expanding of the technical and development aperture pertains to the ongoing Army effort to build a new replacement for its decades-old Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
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The Army’s contract for its next-gen fighting vehicle doesn’t have any requirements A Bradley Fighting Vehicle crew with 1st Battalion, 37th Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, drives to an objective during Iron Union 18-6 in the United Arab Emirates, Jan. 23, 2018. Iron Union is a recurring exercise focusing on combined arms, security, and staff operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas X. Crough, U.S. ARCENT PAO)
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The Army is taking a new approach with its latest major tech-focused acquisition: There are no requirements, just “characteristics of needs,” one of the generals running the program said Friday.
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Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on December 18, 2020 at 3:39 PM
Army concept for how its future Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle attacks
WASHINGTON: The Army has redesigned its Request For Proposals to replace the Bradley troop carrier to give industry “maximum latitude” to innovate, Brig. Gen. Richard Coffman told reporters this morning. It’s even removed all classified data to let foreign companies participate fully. But one thing will be absolutely mandatory: compliance with a new set of technical standards and interfaces – known as a Modular Open Systems Architecture – that the service is developing for all its future combat vehicles.
Most Infantry Fighting Vehicles on the global market – including the only publicly announced contender, the Rheinmetall Lynx – look a lot like the Reagan-era M2 Bradley: They’re tracked machines with a driver in the hull, a commander and gunner in the turret, and five to nine infantry soldiers in the back, transported under ar
“Did I do that?”
That was the catchphrase of Steve Urkel, the Family Matters character who stole the show with his ridiculously over-the-top portrayal of an accident-prone nerd.
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BEAUMONT – The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has no information on receiving or approving any contingent contracts between Jefferson County and the two area trial lawyers it hired to represent the county in opioid litigation.
Over the past two years, dozens of Texas municipalities, including the state itself, have filed opioid lawsuits, the majority of which have been ushered into an MDL in Harris County.
A fairly fresh arrival to the opioid MDL is Jefferson County, which signed a contingent contract with Beaumont attorneys Mitchell Toups and Richard Coffman back in May.
As required by HB 2826, the OAG must now approve contingent contracts between Texas counties and the trial lawyers they hire to pursue lawsuits on their behalf.