US Army and USMC opt to slow combat vehicle production at BAE Systems facility

摘要

Production challenges at BAE Systems' York, Pennsylvania, facility have prompted the US Army and US Marine Corps (USMC) to slow down their buys of three ground combat vehicle programmes: the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), the M109A7 Paladin self-propelled howitzer upgrade, and the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV). US Army officials briefed reporters about the service's fiscal year 2021 (FY 2021) USD178 billion budget request on 11 February and shed some light on their service's decision to reduce next year's previously planned AMPV and Paladin Integrated Management (PIM) buys.