{"id":49190,"date":"2022-04-25T15:26:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T15:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/04\/25\/first-unit-gets-modernized-bradley-fighting-vehicle\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:07:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:07:50","slug":"first-unit-gets-modernized-bradley-fighting-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2022\/04\/25\/first-unit-gets-modernized-bradley-fighting-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"First unit gets modernized Bradley Fighting Vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 3rd Infantry Division unit at Fort Stewart, Georgia, is officially the first to be equipped with and trained on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/419151\/us-army-equips-first-unit-with-modernized-bradley\" target=\"_blank\">modernized M2A4 Bradley Fighting Vehicle<\/a>, marking the end of a decade long effort by the Army to upgrade their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/equipment\/m2-m3-bradley-fighting-vehicle\" target=\"_blank\">Bradley Fighting Vehicles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, first received the M2A4 variant in early February, the Army said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/419151\/us-army-equips-first-unit-with-modernized-bradley\" target=\"_blank\">April 23 release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The soldiers completed training on the new equipment during a series of events this March, the Army release stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Included in the Bradley Fighting Vehicle upgrade were enhancements to improve speed performance and increase power in the turret.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2022\/04\/11\/the-armys-transformation-begins-with-these-new-units\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/48-soldier-fort-polk-M240-prone.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The Army\u2019s transformation begins with these new units<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">From brigade to division and corps, the Army is changing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis Bradley variant will ensure that the platform maintains combat relevance now and for decades to come as we wait for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle platform to eventually replace it,\u201d said Brig. Gen. Glenn Dean, who leads Program Executive Office-Ground Combat Systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe fielded the most capable Bradley Fighting Vehicle to date, with the Bradley in service for three decades. Because the A4 variant has enhanced mobility and power generation, we\u2019ll be able to integrate new technologies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"491\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Modern-Bradleys-b-20220425.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Modern-Bradleys-b-20220425.jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Modern-Bradleys-b-20220425.jpg.jpg?resize=300,147 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Modern-Bradleys-b-20220425.jpg.jpg?resize=768,377 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soldiers assigned to the &#8220;Hound Battalion,&#8221; 3rd Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, receive the U.S. Army&#8217;s First Unit Equipped award after competing field-level maintenance and operator new equipment training for the modernized M2A4 Bradley Fighting Vehicle at Fort Stewart, Georgia, April 22, 2022. (Pfc. Duke Edwards\/ U.S. Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army plans to acquire more than 700 of the new M2A4 Bradleys through 2029. 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