Plot Thickens In AMPV Saga As Army Finds Wheeled Medical Vehicles 'Unsuitable' For ABCTs

By Tony Bertuca / March 3, 2015 at 1:50 PM
The Army has found wheeled medical vehicles "unsuitable" to support its armored brigade combat teams, according to a recent report to Congress poised to become the latest volley in the service's conflict with General Dynamics Land Systems over an infantry carrier replacement program worth up to $12.8 billion. The Army report , which was scheduled to be briefed Tuesday on Capitol Hill, does not mince words. "Wheeled medical vehicles are unsuitable for ABCTs due to the instability to maneuver with...

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