The Armys Armored Multi Purpose Vehicle (AMPV): Background and Issues for Congress
Abstract
The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) is the Armys proposed replacement for the Vietnam-era M-113 personnel carriers, which are still in service in a variety of support capacities in Armored Brigade Combat Teams (ABCTs). While M-113s no longer serve as infantry fighting vehicles, five variants of the M-113 are used as command and control vehicles, general purpose vehicles, mortar carriers, and medical treatment and evacuation vehicles. An estimated 3,000 of these M-113 variants are currently in service with the Army. The AMPV is intended to be a vehicle integration or non-developmental program (candidate vehicles will be either existing vehicles or modified existing vehiclesnot vehicles that are specially designed and not currently in service). Some suggest that a non-developmental vehicle might make it easier for the Army to eventually field this system to the force, as most of the Armys most recent developmental programs, such as the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV), the Future Combat System (FCS), the Crusader self-propelled artillery system, and the Comanche helicopter, were cancelled before they could be fully developed and fielded.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 11, 2017
- Accession Number
- AD1024989
Entities
People
- Andrew Feickert
Organizations
- Congressional Research Service