Although each of the military services owns thousands of vehicles, most ground combat vehicles are owned by the Army, and they are the focus of this report. Tanks are the most prominent example of a ground combat vehicle. Ground combat vehicles are vehicles that are intended to conduct combat operations against enemy forces they differ from other vehicles, such as trucks, that are used for logistical or transport purposes. Those acquisition costs are projected to average about $5 billion annually. This report provides projections by the Congressional Budget Office of the Army’s costs to acquire ground combat vehicles through 2050. The cost of such a vehicle is currently unknown. That option might or might not yield considerable budgetary savings. The Army is also considering developing an unmanned Decisive Lethality Platform that might eventually replace Abrams tanks.Most of the projected acquisition costs are for remanufactured and upgraded versions of current vehicles, though the Army also plans to acquire an Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, which will replace the Bradley armored personnel carrier an Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle, which will replace the M113 armored personnel carrier and a new Mobile Protected Firepower tank, which will be lighter than an Abrams tank.
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