Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) Mobility, Reconnaissance, and Firepower Programs

Feickert, Andrew

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Army procurement;    Defense economics;    Motor vehicles;   

RP-ID  :  R44968
RP-ID  :  R44968_2017Sep26

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the Army's Infantry Brigade Combat Teams (IBCTs) and three programs meant to address identified needs for improved transport, reconnaissance, and firepower. The three new initiatives are all concerned with developing and acquiring new vehicles of three types known as the Ground Mobility Vehicle (GMV), the Light Reconnaissance vehicle (LRV), and the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) vehicle. Issues of Congressional interest include affordability and funding sources, deployability, and sustainability.