Eurosatory: UK edges forward
With the Ajax reconnaissance vehicle family programme underway the British Army is looking ahead to its next set of armoured vehicles.
However, a decision on the next big project, the Multi-Role Vehicle – Protected (MRV-P) programme being procured under the Protected Mobility Vehicle Programme (PMVP) seems to have stalled.
This could be because the UK government is paralysed over a nationwide referendum on the EU when normal management of the country seems to have taken a back seat, or because finding an off-the-shelf industry solution to the complex MRV-P requirements is not as easy as it appears.
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