U.S. Army Delays Its Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) Program

The GCV will replace the Bradely Fighting Vehicle.

Army Delays Ground Combat Vehicle -- Army Times

The Army will delay its Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program, cancelling the current Request for Proposals and issuing a new one in about two months, DoD officials said Wednesday.

One industry source said contract awards would follow the new RfP by about nine months.

The source said the delay would be costly for the industry teams that responded to the February RfP, because their engineers and support personnel will continue to be paid during the delay despite a lack of government funding.

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More News On the Cancellation/Delay Of The Army's New Ground Combat Vehicle

U.S. Army halts new ground vehicle bidding -- Reuters
Army Looks To Make Ground Combat Vehicle More Affordable -- Wall Street Journal
Army Abruptly Cancels Ground Combat Vehicle Competition (Updated) -- Defense Tech
U.S. Army Delays Ground Combat Vehicle -- Defense News
US Army Delays Combat Vehicle Modernization Program By 6 Months -- Wall Street Journal
Army to re-start bidding process for new $40B ground combat vehicle program -- The Hill
Army cancels ground combat vehicle contract -- Government Executive
Army Starts Over On Armored Vehicles -- Again -- National Journal
US Army halts new ground vehicle bidding-analyst -- Reuters
U.S. Army Lacks A Complete Plan For Armored Fleet -- Defpro

My Comment: DefPro is right .... the U..S. Army does lack A plan for an armored fleet.