Textron selected to manufacture Lynx OMFV chassis
NewsOctober 01, 2019
TUCSON, Ariz. Raytheon Rheinmetall Land Systems, a joint venture of Raytheon Company and Rheinmetall Defence, has selected Textron Systems as the U.S. chassis manufacturer for the Lynx Infantry Fighting Vehicle. The team is offering Lynx to meet the U.S. Army's requirement for an Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV).
Textron Systems will provide capabilities in hull fabrication, rolling chassis assembly, integration, and testing to the OMFV program. The company will support final integration during the development and prototyping phase of the program and will prepare to build the Lynx chassis during future production phases.
The Army's OMFV, scheduled for fielding in 2026, is expected to replace the legacy Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Lynx is a tracked armored fighting vehicle designed to address the critical challenges of the future battlefield. Lynx is intended to provide an advantage for soldiers, growth capacity to support new technologies over the vehicle's lifetime, and lower life-cycle costs.
Raytheon technology offered for inclusion on Lynx for the Army includes the company's weapons, Active Protection System, next-generation thermal sights, the Coyote unmanned aircraft system, as well as cyber protection.
