BAE Systems rolls out AMPV
The US Army has received its first Armoured Multipurpose Vehicle (AMPV) prototype from manufacturer BAE Systems.
BAE Systems will manufacture all five variants of the AMPV as part of the initial delivery of 29 prototypes. These variants include mission command, medical treatment, medical evacuation, general purpose and mortar carrier.
The AMPV is a general purpose variant and was delivered on 15 December under the engineering and manufacturing development contract awarded in 2014.
Deliveries of the prototype vehicles will continue into 2017 and developmental testing will continue through to 2018.
The general purpose variant will be the first of
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