Overview
- Both General Dynamics and American Rheinmetall have delivered XM30 prototypes to the Army and those vehicles are in Army custody for testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground.
- General Dynamics displayed a one-eighth-scale model of its Wolf XM30 at AUSA while its full-size Wolf prototype remains under Army test control and out of public view.
- Both finalists built designs to the Army’s XM30 requirements, including an uncrewed turret with the XM913 50 mm cannon, hybrid-electric propulsion, room for six dismounted infantry, distributed sensors, and integrated launchers for loitering munitions.
- American Rheinmetall says it will deliver additional Lynx-based prototypes this year under a roughly $764 million engineering and manufacturing development contract while General Dynamics has said more Wolf prototypes will go to Fort Hood for soldier trials.
- Soldier touchpoints and field evaluations are scheduled for early 2027 at Fort Hood, and the Army plans to pick a winner in 2027 with an initial buy of 108 vehicles budgeted by fiscal 2031.