If affordability is such a critical factor, my difficulty is understanding why you would hesitate to allow competition for a component as critical as vehicle transmissions.
Joe Donnelly
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Joe Donnelly is a Democratic politician from Indiana, born on September 29, 1955. He served as a U.S. Senator from Indiana from 2013 to 2019, after previously representing Indiana's 2nd congressional district in the House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013. During his time in the Senate, Donnelly focused on issues such as job creation, healthcare, and veterans' affairs, often emphasizing bipartisanship and collaboration across party lines. He was known for his moderate stance and willingness to work with both Democrats and Republicans on various legislative initiatives.
Because my concern is, obviously--and it is what I say about a lot of things in the industrial area, which is, look, if we do not have the best at the most reasonable cost that provides the greatest safety, that seems to be the combination…
Have there been performance issues with the Bradley transmission in the past?
Under the current plans for ECP2, are you working with the supplier of the legacy transmission?
How much do you expect the development of a new Bradley transmission to cost and what costs does that estimate include?
What are you looking for in the contractor testing, and what is a positive result?
Are there elements of the cost and schedule analyses that the Army could be doing now?
Now, in regards to drones, how much more would you need if you had the optimal plan for yourself on drones, the number of drones, the number of operators?
Thank you very much, and thank you to all of you for your hard work, for your hard work in maximizing value and, maybe more importantly, for your hard work in protecting our men and women and protecting our Nation.





