AUSA 2021: Contenders showcase OMFV solutions
At the AUSA 2021 exhibition, American Rheinmetall Vehicles put on display a large-scale model made by Gamla Model Makers of the Lynx OMFV Digital Design Concept. (Photo: Flavia Camargos Pereira)
Manufacturers competing in the concept design phase of the OMFV programme have been working on open architecture and sustainable platforms that can be remotely controlled and will provide protection and lethality.
A few months after the US Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) programme to replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle reached the concept design phase, defence companies showcased solutions for the programme at the AUSA 2021 exhibition in Washington DC.
The five manufacturers competing in the programme have been working on sustainable platforms that can be remotely controlled and will provide protection and lethality as well as an open architecture design that will allow future improvements.
American Rheinmetall Vehicles put on display a large-scale model of its Lynx OMFV Digital Design Concept as well as an interactive display that walks the user
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