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ACE Successor Vehicle - Armored Pusher

In August 1999 TACOM (the Materiel Developer) and USAES (the Combat Developer) began discussing concepts of what the successor vehicle to the Armored Combat Earthmover - (M9 ACE) should be. Initial conclusions are:

• It needs to keep up with and support the maneuver force (M1/M2)
• It needs to bulldoze equal to a D7 dozer
• It may not need to distribute dirt or haul obstacles, and thus may not need a bowl

Over the next few years, all the operational requirements will be fully defined. The Army will then write a performance specification that industry can use to design the vehicle. Under current Army budgets, the Armored Pusher is scheduled to begin production in 2009.