Optionally manned fighting vehicle : observations on the objectivity, validity, and reliability of the Army's report : report to congressional committees / United States Government Accountability Office.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Operational readiness.

United States.

Armored vehicles, Military--United States--Design and construction.

Armored vehicles, Military.

Vehicles, Remotely piloted.

Military planning--United States.

Military planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii 19 pages) : color photographs

Other Title:

Observations on the objectivity, validity, and reliability of the Army's report

GAO-23-106549 Optionally manned fighting vehicle

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2023.

Summary:

The Army intends to replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, which was first produced in the 1980s, with the OMFV. While the Bradley has been modernized with additional capabilities, the OMFV is to achieve greater firepower and mobility with a design that can quickly integrate future upgrades. The Army awarded contracts to five vendors to develop concept designs in September 2021. Congress included a provision in statute for the Army to submit a report on its analysis of OMFV desired characteristics, force structure and operational concepts, and combat effectiveness. GAO's report assesses the extent to which the Army's report presents an objective, valid, and reliable analysis of (1) the desired characteristics for the OMFV; (2) the force structure designs and operational concepts for the OMFV; and (3) the combat effectiveness of teams equipped with the OMFV compared to those equipped with the modernized Bradley.

Contents:

Background.

The Army presentation of OMFV desired characteristics is generally objective, but did not detail supporting analyses.

The Army is in the process of conducting its force structure and operational concepts analysis for OMFV.

The Army's comparison of combat effectiveness is generally objective but did not detail supporting analyses.

Agency comments.

Appendices.

Notes:

"June 2023."

"GAO-23-106549."

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (GAO, viewed June 29, 2023).

OCLC:

1388227045