Bradley Replacement to Outweigh Abrams Tank

The Army’s high-priority battle wagon, the Ground Combat Vehicle, is likely to weigh as much as 84 tons, making it the heaviest armored vehicle on the battlefield.

The new weight estimate, released by the Congressional Budget Office, mean that the service’s replacement for the outdated Bradley fighting vehicle would be heavier than an M1 Abrams tank and weigh more than two current Bradleys.

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En marcha concurso del US Army para futuro vehículo de combate terrestre/US Army Ground Combat Vehicle Programme Gears Up

Tres meses después de emitir el Requerimiento de Propuestas a los Fabricantes(RFP) para la fase de desarrollo del Vehículo de Combate para Infantería (IFV), desarrollado conjuntamente con el Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV-Vehículo de combate terrestre), los competidores finales son: BAE Systems/Northrop Grumman , General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin y Raytheon MTU Detroit Diesel, así como SAIC, que incluye a Boeing y a dos compañías alemanas, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) y Rheinmetall Defence.
Según el US Army, el GCV debe ser un vehículo con alta capacidad de supervivencia, capaz de transportar nueve hombres en el campo de batalla. Debe diseñarse para operar en un entorno de posible aparición de explosivos (coches bomba, minas). Debe superar a los Bradley en servicio en este aspecto, así como tener la misma movilidad que un carro de combate Abrams campo a través.
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Almost three months after the US Army released a request for proposal (RFP) for the technology development phase of the Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV), developed within the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) programme, finally these are the competitors are: BAE Systems/Northrop Grumman , the General Dynamics team, and Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and MTU Detroit Diesel, as well as the SAIC-led team which includes Boeing and the two German companies Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall Defence.
According to the Army, “the first Ground Combat Vehicle will be an Infantry Fighting Vehicle offering a highly-survivable platform for delivering a nine-man infantry squad to the battlefield. The GCV is the first vehicle that will be designed from the ground up to operate in an improvised explosive device (IED) environment. It is envisioned to have greater lethality and ballistic protection than a Bradley, greater IED and mine protection than an MRAP, and the cross country mobility of an Abrams tank.
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BAE y Northrop se unen para el concurso de futuro vehículo de combate del US Army/BAE, Northrop Team To Bid on U.S. Army Vehicle

BAE Systems y Northrop Grumman se unen para participar en el concurso del US Army para un nuevo vehículo de combate. BAE Systems será el primer constructor en esta "joint-venture". Northrop Grumman se encargará de la integración del software y hardware. El plazo de presentación de ofertas concluye el 26 de abril. La fase de desarrollo deberá durar 27 meses.
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BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman announced they will team up to bid on the U.S. Army's Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program, an effort to develop the next-generation infantry fighting vehicle. BAE Systems will serve as the prime contractor in the partnership, . Northrop Grumman will be responsible for "integration of command-and-control hardware and software". Companies have until April 26 to submit proposals for the 27-month technology development phase.