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Is Mobile Protected Firepower A New Light Tank? Industry Treated To Details Of Army Requirement

Thursday, August 11th, 2016

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Is Mobile Protected Firepower A New Light Tank? Industry Treated To Details Of Army Requirement

A light armored vehicle prototype fires an integrated 30mm cannon during a live fire demonstration July 15 at Fort Benning, Ga. Photo: Army.

Industry this week got its first detailed look at what the Army wants in a new light tank or other vehicle that will satisfy the service’s need for light mobile vehicles for infantry brigades.The Army Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Ga., on Aug. 9 held an industry day to discuss with interested vendors the preliminary requirements and acquisition strategy for what it calls Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF).Without knowing precisely what the Army is looking for in an MPF…

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