Next Generation Combat Vehicles: As Army Prioritizes Rapid Development, More Attention Needed to Provide Insight on Cost Estimates and Systems Engineering Risks

Abstract

The Army views the NGCV portfolio as one of its most critical and urgent modernization priorities, as many current Army ground combat vehicles were developed in the 1980s or earlier. Past efforts to replace some of these systems failed at a cost of roughly $23billion. In November 2017, the Army began new efforts to modernize this portfolio. GAO was asked to review the Armys plans for modernizing its fleet of ground combat vehicles. This report examines (1) the acquisition approaches and contracting strategies the Army is considering for the NGCV portfolio, (2) the extent to which the Armys efforts to balance schedule, cost, and technology are reducing acquisition risks for that portfolio, and(3) how the Army is communicating internally and externally to reduce acquisition risks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1152901

Entities

People

  • Jon Ludwigson

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Best Practices
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Intellectual Property
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Prototypes
  • Software Prototyping
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States Government

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