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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 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]
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 ...
M3 Bradley Vehicle, Cavalry Fighting, full-track, armored, 25 mm chain-gun, 21 1 ⁄ 2-ton M3A1 Vehicle, Cavalry Fighting, full-track, armored, 25 mm chain-gun, 21 1 ⁄ 2-ton; M3A2 Vehicle, Cavalry Fighting, full-track, armored, 25 mm chain-gun, 21 1 ⁄ 2-ton; M3 CROP palletized load system; M4 C2V battlefield command post; M5 ground-based ...
M3 Bradley: 30 XM1202 Mounted Combat System (MCS) GD: M1 Abrams: 60 XM1203 Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon (NLOS-C) BAE Systems (BAE) M109 howitzer: 18 XM1204 Non-Line-of-Sight Mortar (NLOS-M) BAE: M1064 mortar carrier: 24 XM1205 Field Recovery and Maintenance Vehicle (FRMV) BAE: M88 Recovery Vehicle: 10 XM1206 Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) BAE: M2 ...
Stryker. Stryker 4,466 . M1126 infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) M1126 Stryker (IAV) has two variants, he infantry carrier vehicle (ICV) and the mobile gun system (MGS).; The (ICV) variant has eight additional configurations: mortar carrier (MC), reconnaissance vehicle (RV), commanders vehicle (CV), fire support vehicle (FSV), medical evacuation vehicle (MEV), engineer squad vehicle (ESV), anti ...
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.
The U.S. joined later and sought to replace their M3 Bradley. A British Scimitar in 2004. The future scout concept was conceived at a November 1995 meeting of senior armor officials. At this meeting, officials decided a future scout and main battle tank would be the centerpiece of the Army's armor modernization plan. [2] A U.S. Army M3 Bradley ...