General Dynamics Land Systems announced on 15 February that General Motors subsidiary GM Defense was joining its project team for the U.S. Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle competition. The General… Continue reading "GM Defense Joins General Dynamics Land Systems OMFV Team"
American Rheinmetall Vehicles has announced the signing of a Master Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (DEVCOM AC). The American branch… Continue reading "Rheinmetall To Explore 50mm Cannon Integration On OMFV Lynx"
L3Harris Technologies has signed a teaming agreement with American Rheinmetall Vehicles to jointly develop Rheinmetall’s Lynx infantry fighting vehicle for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program, which intends to select… Continue reading "L3Harris To Supply Modular Open Systems Approach For OMFV Lynx"
In a virtual panel on the first day of AUSA’s Global Force Next virtual program, Major General Richard Coffman, the director of the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team… Continue reading "Global Force Next: US Army Outlines Next Generation Vehicle Priorities: OMFV, RCV & AMPV"
Allison Transmission has announced its membership of American Rheinmetall Vehicles’ Team Lynx, the industry group developing a variant of the Lynx infantry fighting vehicle for the US Army’s Optionally Manned… Continue reading "Allison Transmission To Supply Hybrid Transmission For OMFV Lynx"
The US Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) programme, the troubled Bradley infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) replacement, has finally released a draft RFP (request for proposal) after the programme was… Continue reading "US Army OMFV (Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle) Re-boot Launched"
The long-running saga of the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV), a platform to replace the Bradley series of infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), has been ‘re-booted’ by the US Army with… Continue reading "US Army OMFV Re-boot Launched"
Two decades ago the US Army began the replacement program for the Bradley IFV (infantry fighting vehicle). This week, the latest attempt, the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) programme was… Continue reading "What Next for the US Army’s Bradley Replacement?"