The team originally submitted a proposal in May 2010,
but the initial Request for Proposal was rescinded by
the Army, and a second RFP issued in November 2010.
"GCV is of vital importance to our nation as it will
be the first combat vehicle designed to be adaptable to
the full range of military operations, while protecting
our soldiers from current and emerging threats,"
said Deborah Alderson, SAIC group president. "Our
offer continues to focus on delivering a newer, highly
survivable, more lethal, off-road IFV than previous offerings
we know of."
SAIC's Team Full Spectrum consists of three large enterprises
- The Boeing Company, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), and
Rheinmetall Defence (RMD). The team, called Team Full
Spectrum, is proposing a vehicle it believes is well-positioned
to meet the Army's accelerated development needs because
of its MGV and Puma heritage. The Puma is the only production-ready
IFV designed from the ground up since Sept. 11, 2001,
and incorporates the lessons of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The team will also incorporate lessons learned from the
Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicle effort.
"Our offering is designed, first and foremost, to
protect our Soldiers, to unburden them from mechanical
tasks with the latest technology thus allowing concentration
on the cognitive, and to empower them to accomplish their
mission," said Alderson. "In addition, high
technical readiness levels will help meet the Army's timeline
of delivering the first vehicle in 7 years."
The U.S. Army's Ground Combat Vehicle program is part
of a holistic Army plan to modernize its combat vehicle
fleet.
