INTERIM ARMORED VEHICLE MUST BE FREE OF ODCS, ARMY SAYS

The Army is requiring that all of its upcoming interim armored vehicles be free of ozone depleting chemicals (ODCs) in their fire suppression systems, effectively preserving DOD's ODC reserve for other weapons systems dependent on the chemicals through 2030, according to an informed source. The Army recently sent out a request for proposals (RFP) for the acquisition of a family of interim armored vehicles (IAVs) that will help fulfill the Army leadership's push to transform the service into a more...