U.S. Army awarded BAE Systems Land & Armaments a US$198.4 million contract modification under the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle program (AMPV). Rather than ordering a fixed lot of new vehicles, the funding is earmarked to keep the production infrastructure tooling, supplier contracts, engineering lines active at the plant in York, Pennsylvania, in anticipation of a future 240-vehicle batch. The move ensures that the industrial base remains ready for mass production, preserving critical capacity