
BAE will produce an updated version of the M8 Buford (see top), an air-droppable light tank the Army flirted with buying in the 1990s but ultimately cancelled. General Dynamics Land Systems’ vehicle is the Griffin, a modified version of the British Army’s new Ajax tracked reconnaissance vehicle equipped with a version of the M1A2 Abrams tank turret. light infantry primarily rely on anti-tank missiles and artillery to beat back enemy tanks and armored vehicles, and giving them vehicles of their own would bolster their firepower against a variety of threats. Army is willing to prepare for-is shifting away from the guerrilla wars of the 9/11 era to big power competition and preparation for the Army to fight full-scale land battles.
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The nature of warfare-or at least the wars the U.S. Unlike some defense programs, MPF is growing more relevant all the time.
