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The M2 Bradley, or Bradley IFV, is an American infantry fighting vehicle that is a member of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle family. It is manufactured by BAE Systems Land & Armaments (formerly United Defense ) and entered service in 1981, with fielding beginning in 1983.
The Bradley is designed to transport infantry or scouts with armor protection, while providing covering fire to suppress enemy troops and armored vehicles. Variants include the M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle and the M3 Bradley reconnaissance vehicle. The M2 holds a crew of three—a commander, a gunner and a driver—along with six fully ...
Infantry fighting vehicles. M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Bradley Fighting Vehicle – 6,724 units. [1] M3A3 Bradley; M7 Bradley Fire Support Vehicle (B-FiST)
The Bradley infantry fighting vehicle was developed in part as a response to the Soviet Union’s BMP-series of infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), which combined troop-carrying capacity with ...
Ukraine is set to receive more Bradley infantry fighting vehicles from the US as part of a new aid package. Bradleys have proven vital, versatile, and powerful for Ukraine on the battlefield.
M2 Bradley United States: Infantry fighting vehicle: 25 mm/152 mm 2,100 M2A2/A3 and 210 M2A4 estimated active [34] 2,000 M2 estimated in storage [34] M3 Bradley United States: Reconnaissance infantry fighting vehicle: 25 mm/152 mm 1,200 M3A2/A3 estimated active [34] 800 M3 estimated in storage [34] Armoured Personnel Carriers Armored Ground ...
English: A U.S. Army M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle exiting the water at Victory Pond, Fort Benning, Georgia (USA), on 13 June 1983. This amphibious vehicle was propelled in the water by its tracks.
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 ...