{"id":24661,"date":"2017-06-28T19:55:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T19:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/06\/28\/us-army-on-fast-track-to-get-mobile-protected-firepower-into-force\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:10:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:10:56","slug":"us-army-on-fast-track-to-get-mobile-protected-firepower-into-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2017\/06\/28\/us-army-on-fast-track-to-get-mobile-protected-firepower-into-force\/","title":{"rendered":"US Army on fast track to get Mobile Protected Firepower into force"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Army&#8217;s plan to procure effective Mobile Protected Firepower for infantry brigade combat teams will enter a high-speed track in 2018 as it skips the technology development phase in favor of commercial off-the-shelf options, according to the Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Vehicles.<br\/><br\/>A request for proposal, or RFP, for Mobile Protected Firepower, or MPF, capabilities is expected in the last quarter of fiscal year 2017, Ashley Givens, spokeswoman for the Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Vehicles, or PEO GCS, told Defense News in a statement Tuesday.<br\/><br\/>Initial funding became available in FY17 to support standing up the program office and an analysis of alternatives that will wrap up next month, she said.<br\/><br\/>According to the FY18 defense budget request, the Army received $9.6 million to kick things off.<br\/><br\/>Substantial funding is expected in FY19 to allow for a contract award following an engineering and manufacturing development phase decision where up to two offerings could be awarded an Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract, Givens added.<br\/><br\/>The Army&#8217;s FY18 budget request shows it plans to spend $36.2 million in the budget year and $90.2 million in FY19. 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