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handle is hein.crs/goveblu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ressionai Sos eswh $ervh~e hdosnPng the Ie~i.4~it4v dot ati~ srne 1q14 January 25, 2021 The Army's Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) Background The Army describes the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV), a tracked support vehicle, as follows: The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) is the replacement for the M113 Family of Vehicles (FoV) within the Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), comprising approximately 30% of its tracked vehicle fleet. There are five variants: The General Purpose (Figure 1) variant accommodates two crew, six passengers, is reconfigurable to carry one litter, mount crew served weapons, and integrates a variety of communications andbattle management systems. The Mortar Carrier variant accommodates two crew members, two mortar crew members, one mounted 120 mm mortar, 69 rounds of 120 mm ammunition, and communications and fire control systems. The Mission Command variant is the corneistone of the Army's ABCT Network Modernization Strategy. It is intended to take advantage of increased size, weight, power and cooling technology and provide a significant increase in command, control, communications and conputer capability. The variant accommodates a driver and commander and two workstation operators, and its red side network provides full Tactical Command Post capabilities at brigade and battalion levels. The Medical Evacuation variant includes roomfor three crew members, sixambulatory patients or four litter patients or three ambulatory and two litter patients, and storage for medical equipment. The Medical Treatment variant includes roomfor four crew members, one litter patient and a patient treatment table. Figure I. The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AM PVI Gene ral Puroose Variant Source: United States Army Acquisition Support Center, https://asc.army.mil/web/portfolio-item/gcs-ampv/, accessed January 18, 2021. Current Program Status The AMPVis currently being producedby BAE Systems in York, PA. On January 25, 2019, the AMPVenteredthe low-rate initial productionphase. The Army planned for acquiring a totalof2,907 AMPVs, with initial vehicle delivery in 2020. The current AMPVprogramplans to replace 2,897 M 113 vehicles at the brigade and below level within the ABCT. There are an additional 1,922 M113s supporting non-ABCT affiliated units (referred to as Echelons Above Brigade [EAB] units) that are notincluded in the Army's modernization plan. A full-rate production (FRP) decision is planned for the third quarter of FY2022. Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) is a programmatic decision made when manufacturing development is completed and there is an ability to produce a snmll-quantity set of articles. It also establishes an initial production base and sets the stage for a gradual increase in the production rate to allow for Full-Rate Production (FRP) upon completion of Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E). Full-Rate Production (FRP) is a decision made that allows for government contrctingfor economic production quantities following stabilization of the system design and validation of the production process. Testing Deficiencies and Production Problems During a limited user test(LUT)in FY2019, the Department of Defense (DOD) Director of Operational Test and Evaluation(DOT&E) and the Army Testand Evaluation Command (ATEC)identified 24 items while testing prototype AMPVs that BAE should correct and have ev aluated during the Initial Operational Test and Ev aluation (IOT&E) planned for the fourth quarter of FY2021. Reportedly due to BAEproduction challenges and effects https://crs reports.congress.gov ------------------------------------- - ----------- - ------------------ -------------------------------------------