Technical Challenges of the U.S. Army's Ground Combat Vehicle Program

by Congressional Budget Office

The U.S. Army plans to spend about an additional $34 billion in 2013 dollars to develop and purchase a new armored vehicle for its infantry, the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV). The GCV is supposed to operate across the full range of potential conflict types while providing unprecedented levels of protection for the full squad of soldiers it will carry. To achieve the Army's goals, the GCV would weigh from 64 to 84 tons, making it the biggest and heaviest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1502929546
• ISBN13: 9781502929549
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"