Next Generation Combat Vehicle

The project began in 2017 after the previous Ground Combat Vehicle program was canceled. The deadline of the projects is expected to be 2035. Multiple groups competed for the bid. The Army gave the contract to a six member consortium - Lockheed Martin, SAIC, GS Engineering, Inc., Moog Inc., Hodges Transportation Inc. and Roush Industries.{{Cite web|url=https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/ausa/2017/10/10/next-gen-combat-vehicle-prototyping-kicks-off/|title=Next-Gen Combat Vehicle prototyping kicks off|last=Judson|first=Jen|date=2017-10-10|website= Defense News |language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-24}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.army.mil/article/219383/army_looking_for_optionally_manned_fighting_vehicle|title=Army looking for Optionally-Manned Fighting Vehicle|website=www.army.mil|date=April 2019 |language=en|access-date=2020-01-24}}

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The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) is the replacement for the M113.

In 2014, the Army selected BAE Systems' proposal of a turretless variant of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. {{Asof|2015}} the program was scheduled to deliver 2,897 AMPVs in five variants.

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Mobile Protected Firepower is a fire support vehicle.{{Cite web |title=Army approves Milestone C and awards LRIP contract for the Mobile Protected Firepower program |url=https://www.army.mil/article/257989/army_approves_milestone_c_and_awards_lrip_contract_for_the_mobile_protected_firepower_program |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=www.army.mil |date=28 June 2022 |language=en}} It is similar to the M8 Armored Gun System program canceled in 1996, or the M1128 mobile gun system being retired in 2022.

In November 2019, the Army released a request for proposals for the Mobile Protected Firepower.{{cite web |url=https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11859 |title=The Army's Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) System |publisher=Congressional Research Service |date=2021-12-14 |access-date=2022-01-21}} {{PD-notice}}

In December 2018, the Army downselected BAE Systems' and General Dynamics Land Systems' proposals to move forward.{{cite news |last1=Tressel |first1=Ashley |title=BAE, General Dynamics move forward in MPF competition |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26587496 |access-date=26 February 2022 |work=Inside the Army |issue=51 |publisher=Inside Washington Publishers |date=24 December 2018 |volume=30 |pages=1, 4–5|jstor=26587496}}

BAE offered a vehicle based on the M8 Armored Gun System. GDLS offered a variant of the Griffin II.

On June 28, 2022, the Army selected the GDLS Griffin II light tank as the winner of the MPF program, with an initial contract for 96 vehicles.

In June 2023, the Army designated the Mobile Protected Firepower combat vehicle as the M10 Booker after Private Robert D. Booker, who was killed in the North African campaign during World War II, and Staff Sergeant Stevon Booker, who was a tank commander during the Battle of Baghdad.{{cite news |last1=Judson |first1=Jen |title=US Army's new combat vehicle named for soldiers killed in Iraq, WWII |url=https://www.defensenews.com/land/2023/06/10/us-armys-new-combat-vehicle-named-for-soldiers-killed-in-iraq-wwii/ |access-date=11 June 2023 |work=Defense News |date=10 June 2023}}

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The XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle (MICV), formerly known as the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) is the Army's replacement for the M2 Bradley.

In June 2018, the Army established the Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) program to replace the M2 Bradley. In October 2018, the program was re-designated as the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV). The NGCV program was expanded as a portfolio of next-generation vehicles including tanks and the Bradley-based Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle.{{cite news |last1=Tressel |first1=Ashley |title=MPF, AMPV now part of NGCV family of vehicles |url=https://insidedefense.com/daily-news/mpf-ampv-now-part-ngcv-family-vehicles. |access-date=21 January 2022 |work=Inside Defense |date=12 October 2018}}

In March 2019, the Army released a request for proposals for the OMFV.

The Army said the OMFV will be designed "to engage in close combat and deliver decisive lethality during the execution of combined arms maneuver," and will have a 30mm cannon and a second-generation forward looking infrared system, or FLIR. Testing of the vehicle is expected to begin in 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.defensenews.com/land/2019/03/29/armys-request-for-proposals-to-build-next-gen-combat-vehicle-prototypes-drops/|title=Army drops request for proposals to build next-gen combat vehicle prototypes|last=Judson|first=Jen|date=2019-04-01|website=Defense News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-24}}

A joint venture between Raytheon and Rheinmetall offered a variant of the Lynx KF41. General Dynamics Land Systems offered a variant of the Griffin III. Both Raytheon-Rheinmetall and GDLS were disqualified, leaving no other competitors.{{cite news |last1=Freedberg Jr. |first1=Sydney J. |title=Did Army Ask For 'Unobtainium'? |url=https://breakingdefense.com/2020/01/bradley-replacement-did-army-ask-for-unobtainium/ |access-date=28 February 2022 |work=Breaking Defense |date=23 January 2020}} The Army decided to restart the program with less-stringent guidelines.{{cite web |last1=Freedberg |first1=Sydney |title=Failing Fast: Army Reboots Bradley Replacement, OMFV |url=https://breakingdefense.com/2020/01/failing-fast-army-reboots-bradley-replacement-omfv/ |website=Breaking Defense |date=16 January 2020 |accessdate=23 September 2020 |ref=BD-OMFV-Reboot}}

In July 2021, the Army awarded contracts to five teams: Point Blank Enterprises, Oshkosh Defense, BAE Systems, General Dynamics Land Systems and American Rheinmetall Vehicles. The total value of the contract was $299.4 million. Teams will develop concept designs during the 15-month long phase.{{cite news |last1=Judson |first1=Jen |title=US Army chooses competitors to design infantry fighting vehicle replacement |url=https://www.defensenews.com/land/2021/07/23/us-army-chooses-competitors-to-design-infantry-fighting-vehicle-replacement/ |access-date=28 February 2022 |work=Defense News |publisher=DefenseNews |date=23 July 2021}}

In June 2023, the Army downselected American Rheinmetall and GDLS to go forward in the competition. These two teams will now move on to the next phase of the programme and split a $1.6 billion development fund to develop a total of eleven prototypes each, seven being for a contract award, with an option for four more. They will also develop two ballistic hulls, turrets, armor coupons, and digital model twins during this phase of the programme. The Army announced that due to the initial design stage of the OMFV being complete, that they would be redesignating the programme as the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle.{{cite web |last1=Roque |first1=Ashley |title=OMFV finalists: Rheinmetall, GDLS again square off for Bradley replacement competition |url=https://breakingdefense.com/2023/06/omfv-race-narrows-rheinmetall-gdls-again-square-off-for-bradley-replacement-competition/ |website=Breaking Defense |access-date=26 June 2023 |date=26 June 2023}}

{{asof|December 2021}}, Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) is not a Program of Record, meaning the Army has not committed to an acquisition plan.{{cite report |last1=Feickert |first1=Andrew |title=The Army's Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) Program |date=14 December 2021 |url=https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11876 |access-date=28 February 2022 |publisher=Congressional Research Service}}

The RCV is being developed in light, medium and heavy variants. The RCV-Light weighs no more than 10 tons, the RCV-Medium weighs between 10 and 20 tons, and the RCV-H weighs more than 20 and less than 30 tons.

In January 2020, the Army awarded contracts to Qinetiq and Textron. Qinetiq will build four RCV-Ls, and Textron will build four RCV-Ms.

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The decisive lethality platform (DLP) is the planned replacement for the current US Army MBT, the Abrams. Little is known about its design, although the army is currently seriously considering unmanned options with the hope that they would be cheaper to produce, although concerns have been raised on whether an entirely new design would be cheaper, as it could possibly be significantly more expensive.Swagel, Andrew. [https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2021-03/57085-ground-combat-vehicles.pdf "Projected Acquisition Costs for the Army's Ground Combat Vehicles"] (PDF). Congressional Budget Office. Retrieved April 30, 2025.

Possible contenders for the DLP include the M1E3 Abrams, which would be an entirely new design despite retaining the Abrams nomenclature. According to a 2019 Army Science Board study, the tank would need to include several new key features, such as a new hybrid-electric drivetrain, an autoloader, the capability to field advanced munitions, which could include maneuvering hypersonic rounds or tank-launched ATGMs, improved armor protection against drones and modern guided munitions, reduced thermal and electromagnetic signatures, and the ability to operate alongside and in cooperation with robotic combat vehicles. The hybrid-electric drivetrain is of key concern; one of the project's main goals is to have a better fuel economy than current Abrams models. Currently, General Dynamics has been selected to lead the project's design, although questions remain on whether it will be available for U.S. allies."[https://defence-industry.eu/u-s-army-develops-m1e3-abrams-main-battle-tank-to-enhance-battlefield-capabilities-report/ U.S. Army develops M1E3 Abrams main battle tank to enhance battlefield capabilities [REPORT]]. Defense Industry Europe. Retrieved April 30, 2025.

• Ground Combat Vehicle, a U.S. Army infantry fighting vehicle program canceled in 2014
• Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicles, an American family of tracked vehicles that was canceled in 2009
• Interim Armored Vehicle, a U.S. Army combat vehicle acquisition program that resulted in the Stryker
• Armored Systems Modernization, a wide-ranging U.S. Army combat vehicle acquisition program cancelled after the end of the Cold War
• M1299, U.S. Army replacement for the M109 howitzer. The program was cancelled in 2024.{{cite web |last1=Judson |first1=Jen |title=US Army scraps Extended Range Cannon Artillery prototype effort |date=3 March 2024 |url=https://www.defensenews.com/land/2024/03/11/us-army-scraps-extended-range-cannon-artillery-prototype-effort/ |access-date=19 April 2024 |website=Defense News}}

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