Senate authorizers still want the Army to buy six RCVs next year

By Dominic Minadeo / July 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee are tasking the Army with buying six more Robotic Combat Vehicles in fiscal year 2026 despite the service cancelling the competition two months ago in a move that committee members hope will salvage autonomous progress made by the program. Senate authorizers have included $19 million for the RCVs under a line item for capabilities that cost less than $5 million in the procurement section of their version of the FY-26 defense policy bill,...

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