| Tango01 | 24 Jan 2020 12:59 p.m. PST |
… the M2 Bradley "The U.S. Army's effort to replace its Cold War-era Bradley infantry fighting vehicles has collapsed, again, leaving the service with no choice but to keep the older vehicles in service. The Army canceled the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program after the number of defense contractors participating in the competition fell to just one. The OMFV program was the third try in 20 years to find a suitable replacement for the M2 Bradley, a tracked vehicle that carries up to seven soldiers into battle. The cancellation of OMFV leaves the Army forced to make do with the Bradley for another 5-10 years, the amount of time it will take to field a replacement in viable numbers. This means the Bradley design will serve for approximately 50 years or more (though most current vehicles are new models)…" link
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| USAFpilot | 24 Jan 2020 1:26 p.m. PST |
If there was money to be made logic says there would be plenty of defense contractors competing for the bid. Maybe initial investment costs are too high and not worth the risk. |
| Thresher01 | 24 Jan 2020 2:01 p.m. PST |
Those West German Pumas are very nice, and tank hulls repurposed by the Israelis seem a decent idea too. It shouldn't be so hard to come up with a replacement design. Funding is the hard part. |
 javelin98  | 24 Jan 2020 2:08 p.m. PST |
This is as much an indictment of the procurement process as of anything else. I say we license the CV90 design from Sweden and produce it domestically. It's an excellent vehicle and Hägglunds/Bofors/BAE are continuing the development of the vehicle to meet 21st century needs. Odds are that this cancellation has as much to do with infighting between Congressional lobbyists for the defense contractors as it does with anything else. We really need to restrict the ability of Congress to meddle in defense procurement. |
| Pan Marek | 24 Jan 2020 2:20 p.m. PST |
Yes. Its a 30 year old design.
So?
Why does the US need a new IFV? Who are we likely to fight that has a markedly better one? And how could money be lacking? We spend more than the other top five (note that Russia is no longer in that top five). See
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| Fitzovich | 24 Jan 2020 5:21 p.m. PST |
Pan Marek hit the nail on the head. |
 gamertom | 24 Jan 2020 9:09 p.m. PST |
Does anyone know of an action by any country where infantry mounted in an IFV successfully fought? Let's define success as fulfilling the envisioned role. |
| Tango01 | 25 Jan 2020 11:36 a.m. PST |
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| ReallySameSeneffeAsBefore | 26 Jan 2020 12:52 p.m. PST |
YouTube link A simplistic but quite amusing version of the Bradley's evolution. |
| Tango01 | 26 Jan 2020 3:53 p.m. PST |
Thanks!. Amicalement
Armand |
| RTJEBADIA | 28 Jan 2020 3:51 p.m. PST |
@Gamertom
Er, The Gulf War? |
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