Rheinmetall can celebrate a success in a key project for the US armed forces. The US Army has commissioned the subsidiary American Rheinmetall Vehicles from Sterling Heights, Michigan, as part of an industrial team – “Team Lynx” – with phases 3 and 4 of the major Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) project. At the same time, the project is now running under the name XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle program.
Team Lynx is made up of American Rheinmetall Vehicles and the industry-leading US companies Textron Systems, Raytheon Technologies, L3Harris Technologies, Allison Transmission and Anduril Industries. The total contract value for both phases is around 650 million euros. OMFV (Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle) is a five-phase program. Phase 3 comprises the detailed planning, while the construction and testing of the prototype takes place in phase 4. The US Army has now awarded two contracts for the execution of Phases 3 and 4. The remaining two competitors will now complete the designs started with the concept design in Phase 2 and build at least seven and up to eleven prototypes for evaluation by the US Army. https://militaeraktuell.at/hochwasser-bundesheer-unterstuetzt-slowenien/ “American Rheinmetall Vehicles and our employees are pleased with the decision. We are proud to continue our important work with the Army on this vital modernization program,” said Matthew Warnick, Managing Director at American Rheinmetall Vehicles. “Team Lynx brings together some of the best defense technology companies in the world. It will deliver a truly transformative, modern infantry fighting vehicle that will enable high combat power, protection and superiority for our soldiers on future battlefields.” American Rheinmetall Vehicles and Team Lynx are developing the XM30, a next-generation Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle. This “Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle” meets the US Army’s requirements for a combat vehicle with maximum protection, great firepower and outstanding mobility. The vehicle can operate in conjunction with other units or independently in a networked, rapidly changing, complex and dangerous operational environment. Thanks to its modular design and open architecture, the US Army can tailor the Lynx OMFV to specific missions or threats and quickly adapt it to future requirements. These features also reduce training and logistics requirements, resulting in greater operational readiness. The Ground Combat Systems’ Common Infrastructure Architecture (GCIA) of the Lynx OMFV comprises an electrical, software and structural architecture, resulting in a modular concept that reduces production and lifecycle costs. This open system approach to vehicle architecture, coupled with reserves in terms of weight gain and electrical performance, also enables the rapid adoption and introduction of new technologies of the future. “American Rheinmetall Vehicles has brought together outstanding companies, ideas, technologies and approaches to deliver a truly effective, survivable and sustainable next-generation infantry fighting vehicle concept,” said Bill Mayville, retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General and member of the Board of Directors of American Rheinmetall Vehicles.
“This team is meeting the US Army’s highest and most ambitious requirements, and I am confident they will continue to deliver exceptional solutions as part of this important modernization effort.”
“American Rheinmetall Vehicles has brought together outstanding companies, ideas, technologies and approaches to deliver a truly effective, survivable and sustainable next-generation infantry fighting vehicle concept.
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Bill Mayville, American Rheinmetall Vehicles
Design work for the upcoming phases will take place primarily at the American Rheinmetall Vehicles facility in Sterling Heights – supported by partners from across the country. Final assembly of the prototypes is scheduled to take place at Textron Systems’ manufacturing facility in Slidell, Louisiana. Upon completion of Phases 3 and 4, the US Army will select a vendor for initial series production in Phase 5 of the program towards the end of 2027.
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