US Army Tests 30mm AMPV Infantry Fighting Vehicles
BAE Systems self-funded the six-month effort with $17 million and says the Army has not committed to buying the turreted vehicle.
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The first two prototypes of AMPV 30, created by BAE Systems by placing the Kongsberg MCT-30 medium-calibre tower on the AMPV armoured platform, were introduced in 2023 as a replacement for the obsolete M113 project AMPV 30.
US Army tests 30mm AMPV infantry fighting vehicles
BAE Systems has delivered two 30mm-armed Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle prototypes to a US Army Transformation in Contact unit, with the vehicles now undergoing field evaluation and live-fire testing after being developed in six months, according to the company. The two concept infantry fighting vehicles, known as AMPV 30s, were delivered to the US Army in April for its Transformation in Contact 2.0 initiative. BAE Systems funded their developmen…
BAE Systems delivers two AMPV 30s to Army built with internal funding in project the service didn’t formally request
“We’re demonstrating how a proven combat vehicle platform can continue to evolve as the battlefield and technology change, without requiring the Army to start over every time a new capability emerges,” said Darby Dame, a company spokesperson.
BAE’s self-funded armored vehicle passes U.S. Army field tests
BAE Systems said it has delivered two AMPV 30 prototypes armed with Kongsberg’s Medium Caliber Turret to a U.S. Army Transformation in Contact 2.0 unit, funding the six-month development effort itself with $17 million in internal research money. The company disclosed the delivery in a Sept. 22 release, though the vehicles reached the Army’s 1st […]
US Army Evaluates BAE's 30mm Cannon AMPV Variant
BAE Systems has announced that the US Army has been evaluating two Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV) equipped with a 30mm cannon that were delivered in April. The company internally funded… Continue reading "US Army Evaluates BAE’s 30mm Cannon AMPV Variant"
The soldiers involved in these tests can thus make the appropriate considerations about the suitability or not of each advance before the product is definitively contracted.Since their delivery, the TiC unit in charge of these tests has subjected the AMPV 30 to rigorous field assessments, including real-fire tests, “comparing the capabilities of the platform with what the soldiers need to maintain the advantage on the modern battlefield,” accord…
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