Inside the Army highlights

By John Liang / October 22, 2018 at 5:10 AM

Some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Army:

1. Industry offerings for the planned Bradley Fighting Vehicle replacement run the gamut as the Army prepares to issue a draft request for proposals and complete a final requirements document that avoids being overly prescriptive.

Full story: Contractors debut possible Bradley replacement vehicles

2. Army leaders, refining the requirement for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program, have prioritized four capabilities for a Bradley replacement: growth potential, the main gun, an advanced forward looking infrared sensor and active protection systems.

Full story: Army sets four OMFV capability priorities: growth, gun, FLIR, protection

3. The Army is speeding up the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program thanks to lessons learned from the success of its Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator effort, according to the director of the Future Vertical Lift cross-functional team.

Full story: Army now pursuing two future aircraft replacements concurrently

4. The Army's vice chief of staff and under secretary have spent the past year crafting "business rules" and "metrics" for deciding when to stop upgrading legacy systems and start acquiring new capabilities as the service attempts to modernize its fleets.

Full story: McConville: Army setting up 'decision points' on when to leave behind old systems

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