WASHINGTON — Last June, Army officials gathered behind closed doors to decide if their most recent attempt at replacing the Bradley Fighting Vehicle was ready to move into the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase, known as Milestone B. The officials agreed and greenlit moving the program forward.
That is, until Army Chief Gen. Randy George and Secretary Dan Driscoll halted it, opting not to sign a document finalizing the decision, Breaking Defense has learned. The reason: a conscious decision to leave the door open to a major reworking of the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle program. And there are now signs the Army is starting to look into alternatives.
“The Army is not going to rubber-stamp a process that has consistently failed to deliver the…
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