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Army

BAE Submits Modernized M8 Light Tank For Army’s Mobile Protected Firepower

Thursday, March 1st, 2018

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BAE Submits Modernized M8 Light Tank For Army’s Mobile Protected Firepower

BAE Systems' Mobile Protected Firepower submission. (BAE photo)

BAE Systems has submitted a proposal for the Army’s new Mobile Protected Firepower based on the M8 mobile gun system originally pitched in 1996 as a replacement for the M551 Sheridan light tank.March 1 was the deadline to submit proposals for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the MPF program that seeks a relatively light, highly mobile armored vehicle with hefty firepower to accompany infantry brigade combat teams into hostile territory.BAE’s newly built tracked vehicle sports a 105mm…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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