DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich. — A squad of Soldiers from Fort Riley, Kansas, recently wrapped up a crucial two-week Soldier touchpoint on the Army’s XM30 Combat Vehicle program. The XM30 is a fighting ...

For more than four decades, the U.S. Army has been trying, and failing, to replace the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle. From the Armored Systems Modernization program in the 1980s to Future Combat Systems ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On June 26, the US Army announced a new name and a new acronym for ...

The U.S. Army’s effort to field the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle has reached a point where friction is no longer hypothetical but baked into the program’s next phase. As the service pushes ...

The BFV has been in service since the 1980s. Designed to transport infantry or scouts under armor protection, the BFV can also provide covering fire sufficient to suppress enemy troops and armored ...

The Army’s next armored personnel carrier will carry six fully kitted-out infantry soldiers and two crew, and a newly designed 50mm chain gun mounted on a turret that can be operated remotely. The ...

For the American soldiers, and some of their allies, the M2 Bradley has been a constant and reliable partner ever since the early 1980s. Produced by BAE Systems, the infantry fighting vehicle saw ...

The XM30 is one of several vehicle replacement programmes coming down the line for US forces and the most recent effort to replace Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. The US Army is confident that ...

The sun rises above an M2A3 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle at a range in Qatar on Nov. 11, 2018. (Spc. Jovi Prevot/U.S. Army National Guard) The U.S. Army has signed off on the advancement of two ...

On June 26, the US Army announced a new name and a new acronym for what will replace the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle. The program to do so was formerly known as the Optionally Manned Fighting ...