Final defense bill requires Army to ready new ground vehicle prototype plan by February

By Jason Sherman / November 17, 2017 at 2:29 PM
The Army -- which has fumbled for two decades with acquisition projects to modernize its ground combat vehicle fleet -- is required under the final version of the fiscal year 2018 defense policy bill to deliver a plan to Congress for building a prototype for a new ground combat vehicle. The conference version of the House and Senate Armed Services committees' FY-18 defense authorization bill largely adopts a Senate provision that specifically touted the Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering...

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