
BAE Systems and General Dynamics [GD] have each been selected by the Army to build 12 prototypes for the Army’s new light tank for its infantry brigades.The two companies beat out a bid by Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] to move on in the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program.BAE Systems' vehicle model for the MPF tank is based on the M8 Armored Gun System with a 105mm cannon. GD's offering combines a version of its latest M1 Abrams tank turret…