Next generation combat vehicle


The Next generation combat vehicle is a combat vehicle program to select a replacement for the Bradley and other vehicles in the US Army.

Development

The project began in 2017 after the previous program Ground combat vehicle project was canceled. The deadline of the projects is expected to be 2035. Multiple groups competed for the bid. The Army gave the contract to a group composed of seven companies Lockheed Martin, SAIC, GS Engineering, Inc., Moog Inc., Hodges Transportation Inc. and Roush Industries, Ostrowski.
It was announced in March 2018 that Next generation combat vehicle team had select the Optionally-Manned Fighting Vehicle as a prototype to replace the M-2 Bradley and the M-2 Limitations. The Army said OMPV will be designed “to engage in close combat and deliver decisive lethality during the execution of combined arms maneuver,” and will have a 30mm canon and a second generation forward looking infrared system, or FLIR. Testing of the vehicle is expected to begin in 2020.
In December 2019 it was reported that the government plans to fund 100 million dollars for next generation combat vehicle.