AMPV Improvement Program

Abstract

The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) is the materiel solution for replacement of the Army's Armored Personnel Carrier (M113) Family of Vehicles (FoV) within the Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT). It will mitigate current and future capability gaps in force protection, survivability, mobility, reliability, and interoperability across the Spectrum of Conflict. AMPV Improvement will address the development of Survivability, Lethality, Mobility, Network Lethality, and Communication, Command and Control (C3) improvements within the AMPV Family of Vehicles (FOVs). The strategy for AMPV Combat Vehicle Improvement line will focus on incrementally delivering capability to the warfighter to meet both near-term limitations as well as mitigating gaps and maintaining combat overmatch in the future while transitioning material solutions for integration and implementation to the AMPV FOV fleet to increase combat capability. FY 2024 Base funding in the amount of $12.354 million for Project DD4 supports funding for: Army requested changes and those stemming from the Initial Operational Test and initiates development and integration of Composite Rubber Track (CRT), Fire Direction Center (FDC) and Modular Turreted Mortar System (MTMS) on the AMPV FOV. As required, support Army assessment, experimentation, testing efforts relating to emerging Army requirements impacting the AMPV design. Composite Rubber Track (CRT) is a single continuous 'band' of track manufactured from multiple rubber compounds, Kevlar, steel reinforcement, and metallic composite stiffeners. The CRT offers significant advantages compared to traditional linked steel track currently utilized to include vehicle weight savings, improved fuel economy, improved track and road wheel durability, reduced Soldier maintenance. Fire Direction Center (FDC) mission role needs to include capability to support the ability to conduct analog fire mission processing (i.e., "Charts and Darts"). Modular Turreted Mortar System (MTMS) will provide added capabilities in 120mm caliber: low angle fires, fire on the move capability, increased range, and improved crew protection with turret.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2024
• Source ID: DD4_0203735A_7_2040_PB_2024

Tags

Readers

• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Marksmanship and Weaponry.
• Military Science

Technology Areas

• Fully Networked C3
• Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control