The Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) is a United States Army program intended to procure a variety of armored vehicles to add new capabilities to Army units and replace existing platforms that are nearing the end of their service life. The program covers the following systems:[1]
- Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), the replacement for the M113.
- XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle (MICV), the replacement for the M2 Bradley IFV, formerly known as the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV)
- Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF), fire support vehicle[2] for Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs), that resulted in the M10 Booker.[3]
- Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV), three unmanned ground vehicles in light, medium, and heavy configurations.
- Decisive Lethality Platform (DLP), the replacement for the M1 Abrams main battle tank.[4]
- ^ Feickert, Andrew. "The Army's Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) Program: Background and Issues for Congress" (PDF). Federation of American Scientists. Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Army approves Milestone C and awards LRIP contract for the Mobile Protected Firepower program". www.army.mil. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ "The Army's new M10 Booker is its first combat vehicle named for a post-9/11 soldier". 10 June 2023.
- ^ Crux (Sep 2023) M1 Abrams Outdated for Modern Warfare? US Shifts Focus to M1E3 Abrams For New Battlefield Challenges Army Science Board studying M1E3