FY-18 budget request includes NGCV prototype funding

By Connie Lee / May 31, 2017 at 9:40 AM
The Army is requesting $32.7 million in the fiscal year 2018 base budget for research, development, test and evaluation funding for the next-generation combat vehicle prototype, according to budget justification documents. Todd Thomas, project manager for the NGCV prototype at the Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, said in March the service intends to develop two identical systems for a crew of two with six dismounts based on a "squad-centric [mounted] maneuver concept." According to a budget justification document,...

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