“This program is leading the way in that effort, and prototyping into production is not easy. He noted it’s the first major platform going from prototyping to production under Army Futures Command, which relies on new rapid prototyping authorities. According to Defense News, at least eight of the 12 pre-production vehicles that the Army will use for trials will be retrofitted for active duty.“ MPF shows the Army is committed to doing acquisition rapidly and using all the new approaches and new authorities we have to do modernization in a new way,” Army acquisition chief Doug Bush said in a June 28 media roundtable. Worth $1.14 billion, the contract is for an initial batch of 96 vehicles. The service awarded the contract to General Dynamics Land Systems, a military vehicle manufacturer based in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The new Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) vehicle will go not to the heavy armored and mechanized forces, but instead to the light infantry, airborne, and mountain units, bolstering their firepower and mobility. Army signed a contract to receive its first light tanks in more than half a century. The new vehicle is technically not a tank, having a different mission set, but sure looks and acts like one.Mobile Protected Firepower is a lightweight armored vehicle designed to provide direct fire support for light infantry and paratroopers.Army awarded a contract to General Dynamics Land Systems for the new Mobile Protected Firepower vehicle.
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