Global Force Symposium
Where does the next-gen combat vehicle competition stand? We asked the head of the effort
By: Jen Judson   1 day ago
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Army expects to launch a competition for its next-generation combat vehicle by issuing a request for proposals by the end of the week, Brig. Gen. Ross Coffman, who is in charge of NGCV modernization, told Defense News in an interview ahead of the Association of the U.S. Army’s Global Force Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama.
The NGCV Cross-Functional Team, which serves under Army Futures Command, is tasked with developing a fleet of modern combat vehicles — both manned and unmanned — and it put together requirements in less than a year to start a competitive process to procure an optionally manned fighting vehicle, or OMFV, in 2026 to replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
Replacing the Bradley fleet is the NGCV CFT’s top priority, Coffman said in an interview with Defense News last fall.
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