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Expenditures for three years of LRIP for 289 vehicles were $244 million the first year, $479 million the second year, and $505 million the third year, totaling an increase to $1.2 billion for low-rate production. The AMPV will cost $1.68 billion before full-rate production begins, an increase from $1.46 billion previously.
The AMPV was conceived as a family of vehicles that would meet a wide range of user requirements, and have gross vehicle weight ratings of between 5.3-tonnes (Type 1a & 1b) and 9.2-tonnes (Type 2a & 2b). Since conception, requirements have evolved and only Type 2 variants have been built, these now having a maximum permissible GVWR of 10.1-tonnes.
BAE projected their AMPV submission to have similar operating costs to the M113 and lower costs than an M2 Bradley, as the platform's most expensive components are related to the omitted turret. [76] To better accommodate modern electronics, the turretless Bradley has 78% more internal space than the M113, and two 400-amp generators.
Stryker. Stryker 4,466 . M1126 infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) M1126 Stryker (IAV) has two variants, he infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) and the mobile gun system (MGS).; The (ICV) variant has eight additional configurations: mortar carrier (MC), reconnaissance vehicle (RV), commanders vehicle (CV), fire support vehicle (FSV), medical evacuation vehicle (MEV), engineer squad vehicle (ESV), anti ...
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 . As of 2015 [update] the program was scheduled to deliver 2,897 AMPVs in five variants.
BAE Systems was awarded the AMPV contract in December 2014. [ 21 ] The company is also pitching the MaxxPro to replace the M113 in units above brigade level not directly involved in fighting for the same cost saving reasons.
The unit cost to purchase the initial Stryker ICVs, without add-ons, including the slat armor, was US$3 million in April 2002. ... (AMPV) program to replace the M113 ...
Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), a light (4x4) multirole armoured vehicle YAK multirole wheeled (6x6) armoured vehicle Armoured tracked vehicles such as the Lynx infantry fighting vehicle and Leopard main battle tank have always been products of Rheinmetall's Vehicle Systems Division (VSD) portfolio, and as tracked platforms were never ...