Land Warfare
PREMIUM: Potential challenges remain with OMFV programme
The US Army released a final RfP on 18 December 2020 for the concept design phase of the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) programme, as the latest sign of progress in its plan to replace the Bradley IFV (pictured above).
However, there may still be more bumps in the road ...
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