(Washington, D.C.) The Army intends for its Bradley replacement Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle to be robotic, successful in transporting infantry into hostile enemy fire, survivable against armored attacks and, perhaps most of all … extremely lethal.
Sensor to Shooter Time
Part of this sought after lethality pertains to a rapid push to decrease sensor to shooter time by integrating advanced sensors, fire control, precision weapons and AI-enabled computing.
Industry competitors are now pushing to offer options to the Army for the vehicle, in the hope of being chosen to enter the next phase of production contracts wherein prototypes are built and the new vehicle takes several key steps toward ultimate deployment.
The Lynx
One industry team, now building an American variant of the “Lynx” armored infantry vehicle, is led by German combat vehicle manufacturer Rheinmetall defense and supported by Raytheon, Textron Systems, L3 Harris and Allison Transmission.
The intent is to build a U.S. variant of the Lynx specifically tailored to meet U.S. Army requirements and be built in the U.S. For example, American Rheinmetall Vehicles is exploring further expansion in the U.S., and plans to build its new Lynx OMFV at a Textron Systems armored vehicle facility in the U.S., should it be chosen.
