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 three years, versus the five to seven years it took just to prescribe requirements in the past.

Long Range Precision Fires

Long range precision fires provide the capability to penetrate Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) environments, suppress air defenses and strike maritime targets at range from land, and establish our own A2/AD capability to open windows of opportunity for the Joint Force to exploit. In 2019, OSD directed the Army to develop a ground based long-range hypersonic weapon. In FY23, the Army will field the first Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) firing battery. The Army is also developing a ground-launched, Mid-Range Capability that will complement the LRHW and the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) capabilities. The PrSM is on schedule to conduct its maximum range test in 3QFY21 and deliver 30 missiles in FY23. It will provide greater range, lethality, and survivability at a lower cost per shot than ATACMS. The Extended Range Cannon Artillery remains on schedule for delivery in FY23. It will establish overmatch against peer adversaries in the close and deep operational maneuver areas with an extended range out to 70km.

Next Generation Combat Vehicle

Next generation combat vehicles will increase the firepower, speed, and survivability of land forces, allowing them to maneuver into positions of advantage in the future operational environment. After rebaselining the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) program last year, the Army issued the final request for proposal for the concept design phase on December 18, 2020. OMFV is an example of how our new acquisitions process enabled the Army to learn early and recover before programs become too big to fail. The Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) effort envisions an unmanned platform that provides decisive mobility, lethality, survivability, and increased situational awareness to formations. RCV will undergo increasingly rigorous experiments and capability demonstrations with a decision to procure by FY24. The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) is an adaptable and more survivable multivariant vehicle that replaces the 1960s era M113 Family of Vehicles. Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) is an armored combat vehicle that will provide, large caliber, long-