BAE rolls out first Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle for testing

By Connie Lee / December 19, 2016 at 10:00 AM
YORK, PA -- Two years after receiving a contract to develop 29 Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles and having won the battle to use a tracked vehicle, BAE Systems rolled out the first general purpose variant of the AMPV at a ceremony in York, PA, on Dec. 15. Maj. Gen. David Bassett, program executive officer for ground combat systems, told reporters after the ceremony that the schedule for the Army's intended M113 replacement is still on track, with the 29 vehicles in...

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