{"id":136668,"date":"2021-03-01T21:34:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/03\/01\/us-armys-newest-tracked-vehicle-will-undergo-initial-operational-test-in-early-2022\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:29:10","slug":"us-armys-newest-tracked-vehicle-will-undergo-initial-operational-test-in-early-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/03\/01\/us-armys-newest-tracked-vehicle-will-undergo-initial-operational-test-in-early-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"US Army\u2019s newest tracked vehicle will undergo initial operational test in early 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Army has scheduled the initial operational test for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2020\/09\/02\/first-armored-multi-purpose-vehicle-for-us-army-rolls-of-bae-production-line\/\" target=_blank>newest tracked vehicle<\/a> to begin the second quarter of fiscal 2022, a spokesperson for the program office leading the effort told Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2016\/12\/15\/bae-systems-presents-first-ampv-prototype-to-us-army\/\" target=_blank>BAE Systems<\/a>-manufactured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/03\/20\/the-armys-newest-tracked-vehicle-is-headed-to-europe-next-year\/\" target=_blank>Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV)<\/a> has already begun production qualification testing and has continued live fire testing ahead of the operational evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first fielding for AMPV is projected in the second quarter of FY23, roughly a year after the start of the IOT&amp;E, according to the Army\u2019s Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program has experienced some delays with BAE failing to meet the July 2020 first delivery date schedule due to production challenges and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2020\/08\/03\/pandemic-causes-latest-delay-in-us-armys-m113-replacement-program\/\" target=_blank>effects of the coronavirus pandemic<\/a>. The company fell behind providing vehicles for live fire test events by roughly six to eight months beyond the original schedule, according to the Pentagon\u2019s chief weapons tester in a report published earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A full-rate production decision is scheduled for the third quarter of FY22, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/federal-budget\/2020\/02\/13\/struggles-with-bae-production-lines-produce-low-hanging-fruit-for-funding-cuts-in-fy21\/\" target=_blank> has already scaled back its AMPV buy in FY21<\/a> due to delays. Originally the service planned to buy 143 in that year but now is purchasing just 32. 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