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Concerns About the Army's Infantry Fighting Vehicle

PSAD-80-27 Published: Feb 05, 1980. Publicly Released: Feb 05, 1980.
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A review was made of the Army's Fighting Vehicle Systems Program which focused primarily on the Infantry Fighting Vehicle's (IFV) performance in operational and development testing. The IFV is intended to provide the infantry with a vehicle which would move rapidly in a hostile environment with better armor and greater firepower than is currently available in the M113.

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