Future Combat Systems Manned Ground Vehicles
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The Manned Ground Vehicles (MGV) was a family of lighter and more transportable ground vehicles developed by Boeing and subcontractors BAE Systems and General Dynamics as part of the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program. The MGV program was intended as a successor to the Stryker of the Interim Armored Vehicle program.
FCS Manned Ground Vehicles | |
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Type | Tracked armored fighting vehicles |
Place of origin | United States of America |
Production history | |
Designer | BAE Systems and General Dynamics |
Designed | 2002–2009 |
Variants | Reconnaissance and Surveillance Vehicle, Mounted Combat System, Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon, Non-Line-of-Sight Mortar, Field Recovery and Maintenance Vehicle, Infantry Carrier Vehicle, Medical Vehicle, Command and Control Vehicle |
Specifications | |
Crew | Varies from 2–4 depending on vehicle |
Secondary armament | Most vehicles armed with a machine gun |
Engine | Detroit Diesel 5L890 |
The MGV program was set in motion in 1999 by Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki.
The MGVs were based on a common tracked vehicle chassis.[1] The lead vehicle, and the only one to be produced as a prototype, was the Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon. Seven other vehicle variants were to follow.
The MGV vehicles were conceived to be exceptionally lightweight (initially capped at 18 tons base weight) to meet the Army's intra-theatre air mobility requirements. The vehicles that the Army sought to replace with the MGVs ranged from 30 to 70 tons. In order to reduce weight, the Army substituted armor with passive and active protection systems.
The FCS program was terminated in 2009 due to concerns about the program's affordability and technology readiness. The MGV program was succeeded by the Ground Combat Vehicle program, which was canceled in 2014.