Bradley Improve Prog
Abstract
The M2/M3A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle is at or exceeds Space, Weight, and Power-Cooling (SWAP-C) limitations. To restore lost platform capability and to host other Army Existing Programs of Record, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle program shall execute a series of Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs). ECP 1 improves vehicle's track and suspension while ECP 2 improves the power train and electrical system to enable the A3 fleet to host inbound technologies from Army Program of Records, including continued SINCGARS integration and Handheld Manpack Small (HMS) Radios and Joint Battle Command – Platform (JBC-P). The ECPs are not intended to exceed the operational capability outlined in current system requirement documents, but rather to ensure that the existing system performance is not further degraded and that Army mission equipment packages can be integrated on the Bradley platform. ECP 2 development effort will lead to a production start in FY 2017. The Bradley M2A4 Vehicle is the combination of the M2A3 Base Vehicle with ECP 1 and ECP 2 components installed and integrated. A separate integration effort begins in FY 2017 for an underbelly armor kit for improved survivability against blast threats. Additionally, a follow on Engineering change proposal to ECP2, ECP 2B integrates Third Generation Forward Looking Infrared (3G FLIR) to replace the current FLIR for increased lethality through improved target acquisition capability along with other technology upgrades and insertions (i.e. laser pointing, color camera, laser range finder, vehicle generated smoke, Vehicular Integration for Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and, Reconnaissance/Electronic Warfare (C4ISR/EW) Interoperability (VICTORY) architecture compliance, Environmental Control System, etc). Product Manager Bradley will initiate a Non Development Initiative (NDI) to develop force protection and survivability improvements to counter evolving threats to include, but not limited to Active Protection System. Begins ECP3 analysis to build a program plan that acquires full buy back of all IFV approved requirements using common technologies with other Army investments.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2017
- Source ID
- 371_0203735A_7_2040_PB_2017
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