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Army To Release Wanted Characteristics For Restarted Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle

Army To Release Wanted Characteristics For Restarted Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle
Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy, left, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville answer questions during a press conference at the 2019 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Washington Convention Center on Oct. 14, 2019. (Photo: Jennifer Milbrett for AUSA

The Army expects to release a list of characteristics it wants in the restarted Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) as a top official outlined the new development strategy for replacement to the Bradley fighting vehicle. “We are changing our process and you’re going to see very shortly a list of characteristics coming out – so we’re actually moving away from the word requirements because it means so much to those in the business that it actually constrains innovation, so we…

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