Dozens of completed and battle-ready Bradley fighting vehicles stand in a lot at BAE Systems in York, Pa. Garrett Hubbard, USA TODAYUS Army Seeks To Replace Its Combat-Vehicle Fleet -- Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The U.S. Army wants to purchase nearly 1,900 infantry combat vehicles for an estimated $20 billion to replace an aging Bradley fleet that's been vulnerable to roadside-bomb attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan.
That estimate does not include development costs, which could double the vehicles' final drive-away price.
The military anticipates awarding up to three, fixed-priced incentive fee contracts in April to develop the initial design for the vehicle, the Army said late Tuesday in a news release. Total value of the awards is estimated to be about $450 million.
The first delivery of the next-generation vehicles are expected seven years later.
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