Acquisition of the Armored Medical Evacuation Vehicle
Abstract
The Armored Medical Evacuation Vehicle (AMEV), an Army Acquisition Category III program, is a Bradley Fighting Vehicle variant and is intended to replace the M11 3A2/A3 Armored Ambulance as the medical evacuation vehicle platform in the Army's heavy divisions. The AMEV is an armored, tracked vehicle designed to carry four-litter and four ambulatory patients or any combination thereof. The platform for the AMEV is an upgraded M2A0 Bradley Fighting Vehicle variant, which has the turret removed, the roof squared off and raised 13 inches, a 600 horsepower engine, and additional armor. The Army Medical Research and Materiel Command and the Program Executive Office, Ground Combat and Support Systems, have overall management responsibility for the AMEV. The Army plans to make a low-rate initial production decision in September 2001 for the AMEV and a full-rate production decision in August 2003. The Army has a requirement to procure 675 vehicles at an estimated program cost of $580 million; however, the AMEV is currently unfunded for procurement. The Army projects the life-cycle cost for the AMEV through FY 2027 to be about $2.5 billion in FY 1999 dollars.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 22, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA384714
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense