Team Lynx advances to the final in the XM30 competition.

Rheinmetall achieved another success in a key project of the U.S. Armed Forces. The U.S. Army has awarded 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 designation XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle program. Team Lynx is composed of American Rheinmetall Vehicles as well as leading U.S. companies Textron Systems, Raytheon Technologies, L3Harris Technologies, Allison Transmission, and Anduril Industries. The total contract value for both phases is over 700 million US dollars (around 650 million euros).

OMFV (Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle) is a five-phase program. Phase 3 involves detailed planning, while the construction and testing of the prototype will take place in Phase 4. The U.S. Army has now awarded two contracts for the implementation of Phases 3 and 4. The remaining two competitors will now finalize the designs that began with the conceptual design in Phase 2 and build at least seven and up to eleven prototypes for evaluation by the U.S. Army. With the completion of the program's initial digital design phase, the Army is renaming the OMFV program to XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle.

"American Rheinmetall Vehicles and our employees are delighted with the decision. We are proud to continue our important work with the Army in this crucial 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 of our soldiers on future battlefields."

American Rheinmetall Vehicles and Team Lynx are developing the XM30, a next-generation Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle. This "Combat Vehicle for Mechanized Infantry" meets the U.S. Army's requirements for a combat vehicle with the highest protection, superior firepower, and outstanding mobility. The vehicle can operate in a networked, rapidly changing, complex, and hazardous operational environment in conjunction with other units or independently, like no other armored personnel carrier before.

Thanks to its modular design and open architecture, the U.S. Army can tailor the Lynx OMFV to specific missions or threats and quickly adapt it to future requirements. These features also significantly reduce training and logistical support, leading to higher operational readiness. The Lynx OMFV's Ground Combat Systems' Common Infrastructure Architecture (GCIA) includes an electrical, software, and structural architecture that results in a unique modular concept that reduces production and lifecycle costs. This open system approach to vehicle architecture, coupled with reserves for weight growth and electrical power, delivers a transformative platform today that is prepared for the rapid adoption and introduction of future technologies.

"American Rheinmetall Vehicles has brought together outstanding companies, ideas, technologies, and approaches to deliver a truly effective, survivable, and future-proof next-generation infantry fighting vehicle concept," said Bill Mayville, Lieutenant General (Ret.) of the U.S. Army and member of the board of American Rheinmetall Vehicles. "This team meets the highest and most ambitious requirements of the U.S. Army, and I am confident that it will continue to deliver exceptional solutions within the framework of this important modernization project."

The design work for the upcoming phases will primarily take place at the American Rheinmetall Vehicles facility in Sterling Heights - supported by partners from across the country. The final assembly of the prototypes is planned to be done at Textron Systems' production facility in Slidell, Louisiana. Upon completion of Phases 3 and 4, the U.S. Army will select a provider for the initial serial production in Phase 5 of the program by the end of 2027.

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