Army Bides Its Time In Next Steps Toward Infantry Fighting Vehicle

By Sebastian Sprenger / June 10, 2015 at 5:03 PM
The Army is no hurry to initiate an infantry fighting vehicle program until officials fully understand which component technologies are worth pursuing, according to the service's acquisition chief. Speaking at the Atlantic Council in Washington on June 10, Heidi Shyu made many references to "trade space" studies under an ongoing precursor effort, the Future Fighting Vehicle, and the "art of the possible" that contractors BAE Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems must first explore before proceeding with an actual program...

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