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In June 2018, the Army established the Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) program to replace the M2 Bradley. In October 2018, the program was re-designated as the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV). The NGCV program was expanded as a portfolio of next-generation vehicles including tanks and the Bradley-based Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle.
Soviet military planners organize tanks with the first generation of tanks up to 1950, and four generations of tanks [1] (with the first main battle tank being the third-generation T-64), while American strategists organize main battle tanks into three generations.
MICV is one part of the Next Generation Combat Vehicle portfolio of programs. After the cancellation of the Ground Combat Vehicle in February 2014, the Army's M2 Bradley replacement effort was restarted under the Future Fighting Vehicle (FFV) program. The Army had US$50 million unspent from the GCV program to re-appropriate to the FFV.
The AbramsX tank is "showing the art of the possible with existing technology," an official with General Dynamics told Insider. America's next main battle tank may be a slimmed-down, high-tech ...
The Tank Mark VIII (or "Liberty", after its engine) was an Anglo-American tank design of the First World War, a collaborative effort to equip France, the U.K., and the U.S. with a single heavy tank design built in France for an offensive in 1919. Testing of the design was not finished until after the war, and it was decided to build 100 ...
The M1 Abrams (/ ˈ eɪ b r ə m z /) [10] is a third-generation American main battle tank designed by Chrysler Defense (now General Dynamics Land Systems) and named for General Creighton Abrams. Conceived for modern armored ground warfare, it is one of the heaviest tanks in service at nearly 73.6 short tons (66.8 metric tons).
By design, it is not a tank by modern standards, and will, according to description, essentially serve the role of an assault gun. [ 12 ] The M10 Booker is an armored vehicle that is intended to support our Infantry Brigade Combat Teams by suppressing and destroying fortifications, gun systems and trench routes, and then secondarily providing ...
The program is part of the Next Generation Combat Vehicle program. [4] The MPF vehicle has been called a light tank by some sources, [5] which is incorrect according to some Army officials. [3] [6] It will weigh about 42 short tons (38 t). [7]