{"id":25319,"date":"2019-10-20T22:07:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-20T22:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/10\/20\/from-unmanned-teaming-to-new-capabilities-the-armys-next-generation-combat-vehicle-will-be-a-leap-forward\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:39:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:39:03","slug":"from-unmanned-teaming-to-new-capabilities-the-armys-next-generation-combat-vehicle-will-be-a-leap-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/10\/20\/from-unmanned-teaming-to-new-capabilities-the-armys-next-generation-combat-vehicle-will-be-a-leap-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"From unmanned teaming to new capabilities, the Army\u2019s Next Generation Combat Vehicle will be a leap forward"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Army\u2019s main vehicles, from Bradleys and Strykers to the Abrams tank, have served them well for decades. But the demands of the modern battlefield<\/a>, from sensing and processing loads of data unforeseen in past conflicts to moving around a different type of physical and virtual terrain, mean a need for a new way of thinking about ground vehicles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Army\u2019s Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team is the group tasked with that challenge. Some of that team\u2019s work includes an Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle<\/a>, which will eventually replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Also, the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle, is replacing the aging M113 Armored Personnel Carrier, which has been in service since the 1960s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brig. Gen. Ross Coffman leads the NGCV CFT and shared with Army Times some of what it\u2019s taking to push vehicle development into the future for the service\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\t