The Army's Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) : Background and Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Defense contracts.

Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures.

Armed Forces.

Vehicles, Military.

United States--Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures.

United States.

Expenditures, Public.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (12 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

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Summary:

Provides overview of proposed Army armored multi-purpose vehicle (AMPV) program to replace Vietnam-era M113 personnel carriers. Covers AMPV requirements, program overview, projected AMPV production quantities, recent program activities, and budgetary issues. Addresses relevant provisions of FY2016 Presidential budget request, 2015 Congressional interest in a mixed AMPV fleet, total program cost growth between FY2015 and FY2016, and potential issues for Congress.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 14-R4-3240a in the 2014 issue.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. Army's Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV)

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