SAIC Announces Teaming Agreement with ST Kinetics and CMI Defence to Develop Ground Combat Vehicle Prototype
06 October 2017 - 7:15AM
Business Wire
Company to develop a lightweight vehicle
solution to meet the U.S. Army’s requirement for a new Mobile
Protected Firepower capability
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) announced
today that it will compete to rapidly develop combat vehicle
prototypes to meet the U.S. Army’s need as part of the Mobile
Protected Firepower (MPF) program. SAIC, together with ST Kinetics
and CMI Defence, will develop and integrate a vehicle that offers
the Army an innovative solution that provides infantry forces
access to combat environments in 21st century operations.
“As a systems integrator, SAIC can deliver an alternative option
to the Army that brings together best-of-breed, non-developmental
components to field a new combat vehicle quickly that meets
critical requirements,” said Jim Scanlon, SAIC senior vice
president and general manager of the Defense Systems Customer
Group. “Rapid delivery of this MPF solution is essential to the
Army and our solution is extremely well-positioned to meet these
requirements and deliver a modernized vehicle to soldiers.”
Based on ST Kinetics’ Next Generation Armored Fighting Vehicle
(NGAFV) chassis and CMI Defence’s Cockerill Series 3105 turret
currently in production, SAIC will compete for an Engineering and
Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract to build prototypes that
incorporate a lightweight combat vehicle design while still
providing mobility and lethality for Army units. Such a vehicle
will enable freedom of movement and action, specifically for
restrictive, urban operations but tailorable for full-spectrum
combat environments.
“SAIC has developed a superior solution that integrates mature,
currently produced offerings from our industry partners, ST
Kinetics and CMI Defence. By marrying ST Kinetics’ chassis with CMI
Defence’s turret, SAIC can deliver a reliable vehicle that gives
soldiers a new capability in combat environments,” said
Scanlon.
“ST Kinetics is indeed honored to team up with SAIC again to
participate in another major defense program in the U.S. Our NGAFV
is an advanced system that is fully digitalized, highly mobile and
developed to support networked knowledge-based warfighting. A fleet
of seven prototypes had been developed and robustly tested over
several years. As the NGAFV will be in production soon, this
platform brings minimal technical risk and a robust supply
chain to the MPF program,” said Dr. Lee Shiang Long, president
of ST Kinetics.
President of CMI Defence Jean-Luc Maurange added, “We are
extremely proud to participate in the MPF program with SAIC,
especially as this is the 200th anniversary of our company’s
founding. Our highly innovative turret and gun solution is already
qualified and in production, which translates into a high level of
manufacturing readiness, low technical risk and ensures our ability
to meet the compressed program schedule required by the U.S.
Army.”
SAIC’s entry into the MPF competition builds on continued
momentum in combat vehicle modernization, to include the company’s
recent collaboration with the Detroit Automotive Technologies
Consortium (DATC) and the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research,
Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) to assist in the
development of the next-generation combat vehicle - experimental
prototype (NGCV-EP). This recent success expands upon SAIC’s proven
experience in modernizing combat and tactical vehicles including
Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles for the Army, and
Amphibious Combat Vehicles 1.1 (ACV) and Amphibious Assault
Vehicles with Survivability Upgrades (AAV-SU) for the U.S. Marine
Corps.
About SAIC
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cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering,
intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC
is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain
knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and
integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC’s more than
15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve
customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston,
Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion.
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