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BAE Systems looks beyond the M113 replacement as it tests 30mm AMPV
BAE Systems is testing an Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle variant fitted with a 30mm cannon, looking beyond the platform's baseline M113 replacement mission toward a more capable protected fighting vehicle. The 30mm armed configuration would significantly expand the AMPV's lethality beyond its current unarmed troop carrier role, positioning it to compete for future missions requiring direct fire support. Testing is ongoing, and no production decision for the armed variant has been confirmed, but the development signals BAE Systems' intent to grow the AMPV program's scope within the U.S. Army's modernization portfolio.