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Army Wants Next-Gen Combat Vehicle Prototypes In Soldiers’ Hands By 2022

Army Wants Next-Gen Combat Vehicle Prototypes In Soldiers’ Hands By 2022
A U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams tank from 1st Tank Battalion, Twenty-Nine Palms, California, sits entrenched in a defensive position during Clear, Hold, Build Exercise (CHBX) 3, one of several pre-deployment training exercises during Enhanced Mojave Viper held on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty-Nine Palms, California, on Sept. 1, 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlando Perez/Released)

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Army wants next-generation combat vehicle prototypes for soldiers to test within four years, at which point it will decide whether to replace the Abrams tank, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle or both.It isn’t yet known which legacy vehicle the Next-Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) will replace, said Col. William Nuckols, director of the Mounted Requirements Division at the Army Maneuver Center of Excellence.“Were not certain if it’s going to be a replacement for the Bradley, in other words…

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