The Army's Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV): Background and Issues for Congress

Feickert, Andrew

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Appropriations;    Defense budgets;    Military vehicles;   

RP-ID  :  R43240
RP-ID  :  R43240_2017May31

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discuses the development, procurement, and funding of the Army's new Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPV) intended to replace Vietnam War-era M-113 personnel carriers. The FY2018 budget request for the AMPV requests $647.4 million for the production of 107 vehicles. A potential issue for Congress is whether the Administration's proposal to increase the size of the Army will translate into a requirement for additional AMPVs.