The Army's Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

In June 2018, in part due to congressional concerns, the Army announced a new modernization strategy and designated the Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) as the program to replace the M-2 Bradley. In October 2018, Army leadership decided to redesignate the NGCV as the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) and to add additional vehicle programs to what would be called the NGCV Program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 16, 2020
Accession Number
AD1148015

Entities

People

  • Andrew Feickert

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Procurement
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Explosives
  • Governments
  • Guidance
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Infantry Fighting Vehicles
  • Iraqi-War
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.