Senate lawmakers, afraid the Army might award a foreign company a sole-source contract to replace transmissions for the entire fleet of Bradley fighting vehicles, have taken steps to insulate U.S. manufacturers by proposing legislation requiring a full and open competition, Inside Defense has learned. The Senate on June 19 passed the fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill, which included a provision requiring the Army secretary to submit a competitive procurement strategy for a new transmission for the Bradley family...
