House Authorizers See Bradley, M113 as Top Candidates for New Army Vehicle Initiative

By Marjorie Censer / June 22, 2009 at 5:00 AM
The Army should focus its new ground combat vehicle effort on providing a Bradley and M113 replacement while planning upgrades for the Abrams tank, the Paladin and the Stryker vehicle program, the House Armed Services Committee says in its report on the fiscal year 2010 defense bill. The panel says it supports the Pentagon's decision to terminate the manned ground vehicle component of the Future Combat Systems and begin a separate initiative to provide a ground combat vehicle, though it...

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