DOD Testing Officials Clear Bradley As Possible AMPV Solution

By Tony Bertuca / February 3, 2014 at 3:21 PM
The Bradley Fighting Vehicle is a suitable design upon which to base an Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle, according to the Defense Department's top weapons testers, who came to a different conclusion last year when they identified "severe vulnerabilities" in the Bradley's underbody. When DOD's office of the director of operational test and evaluation (DOT&E) blast-tested the Bradley twice in fiscal year 2012, they saw "severe vehicle and occupant vulnerabilities," which threw into question whether the Army and industry were right to...

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