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1. Platform Performance
Demonstration

2. Purpose
Educate The Army On The Current State-of-the-Art
Of Medium Armored Vehicles
Communicate The Army’s Requirements To Industry
Provide A Forum For Eventual Industry Teaming
Allow The Army To Refine Its Requirements
Explore Current Vehicles For Adaptability To Our
Platform Requirements And Potential For Technology
Insertion

3. Platform Qualities Derived From O&O
C-130 Deployable; Air Dropable Desired,
But Not Required
Off/Near-Off-The-Shelf Characteristics
Increased Sustainability
Commonality in Platform
Tracked or Wheeled
High Reliability Rates
Embedded Diagnostics
Open Architecture for Enhancements
Digital Connectivity High Tactical Mobility/Agility in
Complex and Urban Terrain
Swim Capable
Survivable As a System-of-Systems,
Underpinned By Complementary TTPs
Owns the Night
Scalable Armor
300-500 Mile Cruising Range
Plow/roller Capability
Towing Capability

4. MAV Variants
Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) C2
• Pacing Item for All MAV Variants • C2 on the Move for Commanders
• Carries 10 Soldiers With Individual Equipment • ABCS Like Capabilities (FBCB2, Etc)
Mobile Gun System (MGS) Striker
• Direct Fire Support to Dismounted Infantry Assault • Precise Locating
• Defeats Fortified Positions and Troops in the Open • RSTA, FIST
Anti-Tank Howitzer
• Primary Tank Killer • 155mm SP
• Able to Defeat State of the Art Main Battle Tanks • 30 km Range Rocket Assisted
Reconnaissance Mortar
• Optimize for Sensor Package • 120mm is Design Driver; Accommodate 81mm
• Weapons for Self Defense • Arms Room Concept for 60mm
TOCV Others
• Supports ABCS Architecture • NBC Reconnaissance
• Supports Rapid Displacement of C4ISR Nodes • Engineer
• Wrecker
• Ambulance/Logistic

5. Concept Of Operation
BRI
C-130 GA
PLAN/PREP DEPLOYABLE DE
O&
OC
PHASE I/II
APA
BIL
1 NOV – 17 DEC 99 PHASE III ITIE
PLANNING 18 – 19 DEC 99 S
SAFETY/RISK C130 LOAD HIGH TACTICAL MOBILITY
ASSESSMENT HETT LOAD
RSI RAIL LOAD
AIR DROP EVAL PHASE IVA DIRECT, RAPID FIRE GUN
TECHNOLOGY
9-10 JAN 00 TO SUPPORT INFANTRY-
INSERTION AND
EXTENSIVE ROAD MARCHING CENTRIC FORCE
ADAPTABILITY
ADVANCED ON AND
OFF-ROAD DRIVER’S COURSE PHASE IVB
CON 11-14 JAN 00
TIN
U OU S DAY/NIGHT LIVE FIRE IN
OP E CLOSE TERRAIN AGAINST
RAT REINFORCED POSITIONS
I ON
S (+
/- 10
0 km
/day
)
SUSTAINABILITY & MANPRINT EVALUATED THROUGHOUT

6. Concept Of Operation
AGILITY IN COMPLEX AND BR
IG AD
URBAN TERRAIN
E O&
PHASE IVC OC
AP
14 – 17 JAN 00 AB
O&O DRIVEN TACTICAL “OFF THE RAMP CAPABILITY” ILIT
SITUATION EXERCISE MINIMAL LOGISTICS I ES
MOUT OPERATIONS REQUIREMENT
IN MUCT SITE PHASE IVD
15 – 18 JAN 00
RECOVERY SWIM CAPABLE
MAINTENANCE
MIS TOWING PHASE IVE
S IO N RANGE/FUEL USAGE 18 – 19 JAN 00
AN
DC SWIM EXERCISE
OM
BA
TT
ASK
S PHASE V
INFORMATION
SUSTAINABILITY & MANPRINT EVALUATED THROUGHOUT

7. End State Products
FOR INDUSTRY
 A Written Report Of The Abilities Of Their Platforms To Meet The
Required Capabilities In The Brigade O & O
– Adaptability And Technology Insertion Potentials
– Assessment Across Force Effectiveness Areas
FOR THE ARMY
 A Written Report on Industry’s Ability to Provide Off-The-Shelf
Equipment That Meets The Required Capabilities In The O & O
Concept
 Recommended Priority List of Required Technology Insertions
 Initial Insights Into Industry’s Capability To Produce Platforms at Rates
and in Timeframes to Meet Fielding Requirements
 Refined MAV Operational Requirements Document (ORD) to HQDA
by 26 January

8. 35 MAV Variants Participating
Infantry Vehicle
ICV (IFV/APC) 16 vehicles
Mobile Gun System
2 vehicles C2 Vehicle 5 vehicles
(MGS)
PPD Antitank 2 vehicles
35 Vehicles
Reconnaissance
6 vehicles
(RECCE) Other
Ambulance 1 vehicle
2 vehicles Mortar 1 vehicle
Engineer
Participants:
 Live Fire Exercise - 25
 Deployability - 12  BDAR - 25
 Basic Drivers Crs - 25  Tactical Exercise - 25
 Advanced Drivers Crs - 25  Swim - 4

9. PPD Participating Vehicles
General Dynamics
Land Systems (US) DRAGOON
– Dragoon 4 x 4 IFV
– Dragoon 4 x 4 C2
– Dragoon 4 x 4 APC
– Pandur 6 x 6 IFV
(25mm)
– Pandur 6 x 6 PANDUR
Ambulance
– Pandur 6 x 6 IFV
(30mm)
– Pandur 6 x 6 APC

10. PPD Participating Vehicles
General Motors
Defense (Canada)
LAV III IFV
– LAV III IFV
– LAV III IFV w/TOW
– LAV III Turreted Mortar
– LAV III Recce System
– LAV III 105
FUCHS
Henschel (Germany)
– TPz 1 Fuchs (Fox) APC
MOWAG (Switzerland) LAV III MOWAG
– LAV III MOWAG

11. PPD Participating Vehicles
Singapore
Technologies
Automotive, Ltd BIONIX 40/50
(Singapore)
– Bionix 25 IFV
– Bionix 40/50 IFV
Giat Industries of V.A.B
France (France)
– V.A.B APC
AM General (US)
– Cobra 4 x 4 Recce
COBRA

12. PPD Participating Vehicles
Cadillac Gage Textron XM 1117
(US)
– XM 1117 4 x 4 Recce
– LAV 300 MK II IFV
– LAV 600 AGS
FNSS (Turkey) LAV 600
– Armored Infantry Fighting
Vehicle
– Armored Engineering
Squad Vehicle
– Armored Combat AIFV
Vehicle-New Generation

13. PPD Participating Vehicles
United Defense, LP
(US)
– Armored Gun System
(w/Level I Protection) AGS
– Armored Gun System
(w/Level II Protection)
– Mobile Tactical Vehicle
Light (MTVL) IFV (One
Man Turret)
– MTVL IFV (Two Man
Turret)
– MTVL APC
– XM1108 Universal MTVL IFV
Carrier
– M1068A3 C2
– M1064A3-120mm Mort
(No Turret)
– M113A3 APC

14. The Way Ahead
CBD Announcement – 5 NOV 99
CG Letter to Industry – 15 NOV 99
Master Gunner/Road Test Examiner Train-the-Trainer at Industry
– 29 NOV 99 to 3 DEC 99
Industry Day – 1 DEC 99
Platform Performance Demonstration – 9 DEC 99 to 20 JAN 00
Report Out – 31 JAN 00
ORD for Family of Medium Armored Vehicles - 26 JAN 00
RFP Out to Industry - 28 FEB 00
Acquisition Decision - Summer ‘00