{"id":136329,"date":"2020-10-15T16:28:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T16:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smg.go-vip.net\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/15\/soldiers-to-evaluate-new-light-tank-prototypes\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:19:12","slug":"soldiers-to-evaluate-new-light-tank-prototypes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/10\/15\/soldiers-to-evaluate-new-light-tank-prototypes\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldiers to evaluate new light tank prototypes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Army is preparing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2019\/10\/15\/soldiers-to-get-a-say-in-light-tank-competition\/\" target=_blank>soldier vehicle assessment<\/a> of two different light tank prototypes for infantry brigade combat teams that will start in January 2021 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The assessment will run through June 2021, according to the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BAE Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems were chosen in December 2018 to each build 12 prototypes of the Army\u2019s future <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/12\/18\/army-picks-two-companies-to-build-prototypes-for-a-whole-new-cannon-toting-vehicle-to-back-up-infantry\/\" target=_blank>mobile protected firepower, or MPF, <\/a>vehicle identified in the service\u2019s ground combat vehicle strategy published in 2015. The service had found the capability one the service lacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GDLS is building a vehicle that takes the United Kingdom\u2019s AJAX chassis and combines it with an M1 Abrams tank turret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BAE Systems&#8217; design is an updated M8 Buford armored gun system with new capabilities and components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI just had my deep dive today on the SVA [soldier vehicle assessment] with the 82nd [Airborne],\u201d Maj. Gen. Brian Cummings, the Army\u2019s program executive officer for ground combat systems, told Defense News in a recent interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Work is ongoing to prepare ranges and roads for the arrival of the prototypes, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MPF is going to be critical for the infantry because it provides infantry brigade combat teams with an organic capability to take care of impediments to forward progression such as gunfire from a machine gun nest or another enemy vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army is expected to choose a winner in 2022. The first units will get MPF in fiscal 2025. The Army plans to initially build 26 vehicles, with an option to build 28 more and retrofit eight prototypes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"798\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AUSA-MPF-1-web.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AUSA-MPF-1-web.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AUSA-MPF-1-web.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AUSA-MPF-1-web.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AUSA-MPF-1-web.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">General Dynamics\u2019 offering for the Army\u2019s Mobile Protected Firepower combines a version of its latest Abrams turret with a chassis that leverages experience from the United Kingdom\u2019s AJAX program. (Richard Watt\/British Ministry of Defence)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GDLS told Defense News in an interview ahead of the Association of the U.S. Army\u2019s annual conference that it has delivered three vehicles to the Army. One is at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, going through characterization and mobility testing and preparing for firing. Another is at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, undergoing desert testing and preparing for soldier training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five more prototypes are in \u201csome form of checkout, getting ready for their final inspection report to deliver to the government,\u201d a GDLS spokesperson said, and the company is on track to deliver all of the vehicles this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BAE is looking forward to the assessment because the two prototypes are so different from one another, said Jim Miller, the company\u2019s senior business development director for combat vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BAE\u2019s offering is smaller \u2014 fitting in between the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle and a Stryker in terms of size \u2014 while GDLS&#8217; vehicle is bigger, as it\u2019s based on the M1 Abrams chassis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BAE\u2019s MPF prototype can be transported via a C-130 aircraft. Three can fit on a C-17 aircraft. And even though it is small, it has the survivability of BAE\u2019s Armored Multipurpose Vehicle, Miller said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army is requiring the vehicle be C-17 transportable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soldier assessments for other recent competitions have weighed heavily into decisions, Miller added. \u201cI think the soldier vehicle assessment is going to be really important,\u201d he said. \u201cDid we get this right? 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