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Army

Army To Start Fielding New Light Tank In 2025, Seeking Platform To Fight In ‘Worst Conditions’

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, December 18th, 2018

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Army To Start Fielding New Light Tank In 2025, Seeking Platform To Fight In ‘Worst Conditions’

BAE Systems' Mobile Protected Firepower offering

The Army will start fielding its new light tanks for infantry brigades in 2025, with officials pushing vendors BAE Systems and General Dynamics [GD] to prove their vehicle offerings are able to survive in “the worst conditions you can imagine.”Senior Army leaders told reporters Monday evening the service is focused on a rapid prototyping effort for its Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program with the first test vehicles to be delivered in 14 months and then put through full-scale combat testing…

Budget

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Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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