Latest "Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle" stories

Here’s who will move forward in the Bradley replacement competition

The Army has picked two teams to move into a detailed design phase of the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle competition.

3 months ago

New in 23: The Army’s poised to select a Bradley replacement in 2023

The Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle could have a human driver or run by remote operation.

By Zamone Perez

9 months ago

Rheinmetall, Anduril join forces on optionally manned fighting vehicle

Anduril Technologies is joining the American Rheinmetall Vehicles-led team to competitively design a new vehicle for the U.S. Army.

13 months ago

Head of US Army combat vehicle modernization moves to Army Futures Command

While the future leader of U.S. Army Futures Command has yet to be named, Maj. Gen. Ross Coffman will pin on his third star and take over as deputy commanding general of the service's modernization branch.

16 months ago

Bradley replacement could be the US Army’s first hybrid combat vehicle

The service has no requirements for a hybrid electric capability when it comes to the optionally manned fighting vehicle, but it does have the need for a reduced logistics footprint.

16 months ago

Russia, inflation and Washington gridlock: Biden’s next defense budget is still a big question mark

If Russian President Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine, defense analysts foresee a boost in the U.S. troop presence in Europe that would trigger a supplemental defense funding request to Congress so as not to deplete other Pentagon accounts.

20 months ago