The US Army has awarded BAE Systems an $818.35-million contract modification to produce additional Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles (AMPVs), a replacement for the aging M113 family.
With the modification, the contract’s total cumulative value rises to $3.3 billion. It builds on a contract originally awarded to BAE Systems in March 2023 for AMPV full-rate production.
The army has not disclosed the number of vehicles covered by the latest modification. Work will be performed in York, Pennsylvania, with completion expected by May 31, 2030.
AMPV Procurement Plan
The AMPV is replacing the M113 in Armored Brigade Combat Teams, where it will make up about 30 percent of tracked vehicles alongside the M2 Bradley and M1 Abrams.
The army plans to replace 2,897 M113s with 522 general-purpose, 216 medical-treatment, 790 medical-evacuation, 993 mission-command, and 386 mortar-carrier AMPVs.
Low-rate initial production began in January 2019, with the first vehicles delivered in March 2023. BAE Systems received a $797-million full-rate production contract in September 2023, with a potential value of $1.6 billion.
A further $754.3 million order followed in March 2024, with deliveries scheduled through February 2027. Production was scheduled to reach 131 vehicles annually from fiscal 2024 through at least fiscal 2027.
Features
Designed for modern threats including top-attack munitions, loitering drones, and massed artillery, the AMPV features a protected turret or remote weapon station armed with a 12.7mm machine gun or Mk 19 40mm automatic grenade launcher.
Based on a modified, turretless M2 Bradley chassis, the vehicle has an all-welded aluminum armored hull with enhanced explosive protection. It is about 6 meters (20 feet) long and powered by a 600-horsepower Cummins diesel engine.
The AMPV can exceed 60 kilometers (37 miles) per hour and has a range of more than 360 kilometers (224 miles). First unveiled in 2016, the platform is designed to improve battlefield mobility and survivability.