U.S. Army to Unleash 24 Next-Gen Weapons Platforms In 2023

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By Kris Osborn – President & Editor-In-Chief, Warrior Maven

The Chief of Staff of the Army says 24 of the services “signature systems” being developed for future war will be ready by 2023. Over just the next few years, a number of next-generation weapons platforms are slated to be delivered to include a new infantry carrier, helicopter, rifle and hypersonic missile. 

2023 will be a big year, Gen. James McConville indicated in a statement, because it will mark the arrival of the Army’s now-in-development Long Range Hypersonic Weapon as well the service’s Next-Generation Squad Weapon Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle.

In 2017, the Army announced 31 modernization efforts and four more were later added for directed energy and hypersonic systems, creating the well known “31 plus 4” modernization plan. By 2023, McConville explained, the service will have delivered as many as 24 of them. 

Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV)

These systems are very much in high demand and considered urgent modernization priorities for the Army. Therefore, the service is moving quickly to replace its aging Bradley Fighting Vehicle with the new, now-underway OMFV platform. 

Multiple contractor teams are now refining designs and offering solutions to the Army in preparation for the service’s next phase which will be to down select for actual prototype construction and testing.