Tag Archives: Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle

The U.S. Army plans to issue a final request for proposals for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program’s concept design phase later this month in an effort to find a Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle replacement, Defense News reported Wednesday. The report said Army officials briefed industry on the potential $4.6B OMFV procurement effort at a virtual event held Wednesday.

Thermal imaging camera provider FLIR Systems (Nasdaq: FLIR) is interested in joining a team to pursue the U.S. Army's Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program, Inside Defense reported Thursday.

A U.S.-based subsidiary of Rheinmetall’s defense segment has partnered with Textron Systems, Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) and other U.S. defense companies to form an industry team to compete for the U.S. Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program.

The U.S. Army has issued a draft request for proposals for the initial design phase of the service branch’s optionally manned fighting vehicle (OMFV) under its relaunched competition to replace the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, the service announced Friday.

Bruce Jette, acquisition executive at the U.S. Army and a 2020 Wash100 award winner, said companies that previously submitted bids for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program have expressed plans to compete again after the service restructured the acquisition strategy for the OMFV competition, Inside Defense reported Thursday.

The U.S. Army has asked companies to provide input on what requirements the service branch should incorporate into a new acquisition strategy to replace its Bradley ground combat vehicle platform. A market survey posted Friday on the beta SAM website asks industry to recommend technical requirements, evaluation criteria, timelines and other contracting items that are relevant to the Army's effort to revise its Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle acquisition strategy.

The U.S. Army plans to revise the requirements and launch another solicitation for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program, the service reported Thursday.

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has formed a joint venture with the defense business of Germany-based Rheinmetall to bid for a U.S. Army program aimed at replacing the military service's Bradley combat vehicle.

A report by consulting firm McAleese & Associates says BAE Systems’ U.S. electronic systems sector saw its sales climb 11 percent to $2.8B during the first half of 2019 with a 14.8 percent operating margin and sector profit of $409M.

Consulting firm McAleese & Associates has released a report on the U.S. Army’s procurement and modernization plans as discussed by military officials at recent congressional hearings. Army Secretary Mark Esper and Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, both 2019 Wash100 winners, appeared Tuesday before the House Armed Services Committee to discuss the service branch’s …