Industry proposals are expected to be delivered by 21 May for the US Army's new Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV), as the project's development schedule is being scrutinised from several angles.rnThe GCV programme is scheduled to begin fielding mobile and survivable infantry fighting vehicles within seven years of its inception, which means the first production systems would be ready in 2017.rnHowever, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said on 7 May that he is "not satisfied" with this development schedule and believes it could be accelerated. "It seemsrnto me that we ought to be able to carve some time off of that seven years," he said, noting that the mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) armoured vehicle programme went from a concept to full production in under a year.
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