The Army is drafting a plan to accelerate the acquisition of the Armored Multipurpose Vehicle, eying the release of a request for proposals as much as a year earlier than previously planned in a bid to expedite the modernization of the M113 fleet for the service's heavy brigade combat teams, according to service sources. Army acquisition officials will brief industry about the AMPV program on April 24, with a second briefing being considered for August. That meeting would be a...
