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The M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (CFV) is an American tracked armored reconnaissance vehicle manufactured by BAE Systems Platforms & Services (formerly United Defense). A member of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle family, the M3 CFV is used by heavy armored cavalry units in the United States Army .
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 ...
The Army conducts tests of an Advanced Running Gear using a Bradley Fighting Vehicle as a surrogate for the OMFV. In August 2014 General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) and BAE Systems Land and Armaments were awarded $7.9 million each to develop technologies from the Ground Combat Vehicle program for the Future Fighting Vehicle. [2]
Skill Level I (E1 Private – E4 Specialist/Corporal) . Performs duties as crewmember, operates, and performs operator maintenance on scout vehicles: Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (M3 Bradley CFV), HMMWV (Humvee), M1127 reconnaissance vehicle (Stryker), crew-served weapons, anti-armor weapons, and communications equipment.
MICV-65, short for Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle, 1965, was a US Army project that studied a number of armored fighting vehicles that would replace the M113 and M114 as well as take on a variety of new roles.
The M231 Firing Port Weapon (FPW) is an adapted version of the M16 assault rifle for shooting from firing ports on the M2 Bradley.The M16, standard infantry weapon of the time, was too long for use in a "buttoned up" APC, so the FPW was developed to provide a suitable weapon for this role.
M3A1 Bradley, a variant of an American armored reconnaissance vehicle; Stuart tank, an American light tank; M3 Half-track, an American armored vehicle; M3 submachine gun, an American submachine gun; M3 Scout Car, an American armored car
The Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) is the basic version of the Army's "Bradley Family of Vehicles (FOV)" and while the M2 / M3 / M7 etc... are separate and distinct vehicles for specialized purposes, the goal was to have a common chassis to simplify the maintenance requirements and reduce the amount of replacement parts that a unit was ...