Defense News: BAE Systems Secures $754 M. Contract to Equip U.S. Army with Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles

 

BAE Systems Secures $754 M. Contract to Equip U.S. Army with Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles

BAE showcased its advanced AMPV featuring a cutting-edge 30mm unmanned turret supplied by Israeli Elbit Systems

Eyal Boguslavsky, Israel Defense, 2/04/2024 

https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/61652

          The BAE AMPV firing the Elbit Systems 30mm gun turret. Photo: BAE Systems website

BAE Systems announced that it has received a $754 million contract award to continue producing the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) family of vehicles (FoV) for the U.S. Army. This contract initiates the second phase of full-rate production of AMPVs between March 2026 and February 2027. The multi-mission-ready AMPV FoV replaces vehicles from the Army's Vietnam War-era M113 family, modernizing the force and providing critical survivability, mobility, and interoperability upgrades to the Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT).

At the Association of the U.S. Army’s Global Force Symposium held last week in Huntsville, Alabama, BAE Systems demonstrated an AMPV complete with a 30mm unmanned turret from Israeli Elbit Systems. This showcase aimed to demonstrate the AMPV's capability to easily swap turrets for different mission roles.

The company notes that the AMPV is currently produced in five variants, including general purpose, mortar carrier, medical evacuation,  medical treatment, and mission command. The AMPV operates in various roles for the warfighter, with hulls that serve as a foundation to upgrade to future mission roles. 

BAE Systems showcased its ExMEP capability, a flexible top plate design that allows a wide variety of turrets to be rapidly integrated onto the Armored Multipurpose Vehicle at the Association of the U.S. Army's Global Force Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, on March 26. The AMPV at the show featured an Elbit Systems 30mm unmanned turret. (Photo courtesy of BAE Systems).

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