U.S. ARMY AWARDS GDLS $55.8 MILLION A-GMV CONTRACT
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Army Contracting Command (Redstone Arsenal, AL) awarded General Dynamics Land Systems (Sterling Heights, MI) a $55,851,215 firm-fixed-price contract (W56HZV-22-D-0065) for the acquisition of Armored Ground Mobility System Heavy Platform Vehicles. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in Vienna, Austria, with an estimated completion date of June 23, 2025. Fiscal 2022 procurement, defense-wide funds in the amount of $53,069,000 were obligated at the time of the award.
The M1297-series Armored Ground Mobility Vehicle (A-GMV or AGMV), previously known as the GMV or Ultra-Light Combat Vehicle (ULCV), is a U.S. Army air-droppable light off-road vehicle for light infantry units. General Dynamics Land Systems produces the A-GMV, the design of which is closely based on the M1288 GMV 1.1, which is itself based on the Flyer 72.
In March 2015, the Army changed the name of the Ultra-Light Combat Vehicle to the Ground Mobility Vehicle. A-GMV can be carried internally in a CH-47 Chinook or externally by a UH-60 Black Hawk. In order to be survivable but transportable, the GMV is lightly armored and relies on speed, maneuverability, and off-road mobility to avoid major threats. The A-GMV is configured to carry an airborne infantry squad of nine paratroopers, and their gear - a payload capacity of over 5,000 pounds (2,300 kg). The vehicle has an open design, modifiable into flexible configurations, by remote and manned turrets, armor, or arctic kits.
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