Chiarelli: Ground Combat Vehicle To 'Launch Army Into This Century'

By Marjorie Censer / February 25, 2010 at 5:00 AM
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- The new Ground Combat Vehicle will not just be "FCS warmed over," the service's vice chief said here today. Speaking at the Association of the U.S. Army's winter symposium, Gen. Peter Chiarelli told the audience that the new Ground Combat Vehicle, for which a request for proposals was released today, will mark a significant change for the Army. The GCV is set to replace the terminated Future Combat Systems manned ground vehicles. "What we're looking for...

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