BAE Systems invests in AMPV with new capability kits
BAE Systems is investing in enhancing the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) by integrating a series of rapid capability kits.
The effort also aims to accelerate innovation in combat vehicles while ensuring they meet warfighters’ needs more swiftly than adversaries can adapt.
Leveraging the AMPV’s modular design, BAE Systems plans to collaborate on creating a range of advanced prototypes, each outfitted with distinct capability kits.
The planned capability kits will feature integrated effectors capable of executing tasks such as countering uncrewed aerial systems, enabling ground autonomy, and operating uncrewed turrets.
BAE said that these enhancements are designed to maintain the AMPV’s high survivability standards and enhance the vehicle’s operational capabilities through quick upgrades for military use.
Details regarding industry collaborations and the specific features of the capability kits are expected to be disclosed by BAE Systems later in the year.
BAE Systems Ground Maneuver product line director Bill Sheehy said: “The AMPV is a proving ground for the future of tracked ground combat. The brand-new platform is coming off a hot production line, and the proven hull is one of the most durable building blocks being delivered to the US Army today.
“We’re committed to working alongside other technology disruptors at a pace that enhances AMPV’s capability options now, so it’s available for Soldiers in a moment’s notice.”
Over the past two years, BAE Systems has dedicated resources to similar integration projects, successfully installing and demonstrating five distinct turreted AMPV prototypes.
These include a Modular Turreted Mortar and 30mm uncrewed weapon systems.
The company employed a Modular Open Systems approach, fostering collaboration to improve the platform’s performance.
“We have a lot of work ahead of us for what we’ve set out to do this year, but just like a formation operating on the battlefield, collaboration fuels success. This might not be a traditional approach to innovating for warfighters, but the AMPV isn’t your average combat vehicle either,” Sheehy added.
In June 2025, BAE Systems partnered with the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center (DEVCOM-AC) on advancing the M109-52 self-propelled howitzer (SPH) prototype, showcasing their ongoing commitment to enhancing military hardware for US forces.
