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The M10 Booker formerly known as the Mobile Protective Firepower (MPF) is a new tracked combat vehicle of the U.S. Army which was designed and developed by the American company GDLS (General Dynamics Land Systems) to enhance the combat capabilities of the U.S. Army Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT). The IBCT is one of the main types of brigade-sized units, designed to be highly mobile and flexible, and it's the basic deployable unit of maneuver in the U.S. Army.
The AbramsX, an innovative Main Battle Tank (MBT) technology demonstrator, was first showcased by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) at the Association of United States Army (AUSA) defense exhibition in September 2022, held in Washington DC. This concept marks the dawn of the next generation of Main Battle Tanks for the U.S. Army. It is not merely an extension of the traditional Abrams tank lineage, but rather a fresh concept, designed to tackle emerging threats on the contemporary battlefield.
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The M1A2 Abrams SEP V3 (System Enhanced Package) is a modernized version of the M1A2 SEPV V2 main battle tank that benefits from a number of upgrades in the areas of survivability, maintainability, full efficiency and network capability. In October 2015, the M1A2 SP V3 was presented for the first time at AUSA defense exhibition in Washington D.C.
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The M1A2 Abrams is a Main Battle Tank (MBT) tank and a further improvement of the Abrams M1A1 tank with a commander's independent thermal viewer, weapon station, position navigation equipment, and a full set of controls and displays linked by a digital data bus.
The M1A1 Abrams tank is an improved version of the American-made M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) with the first production example being completed in August 1985 and continued until early 1993. General Dynamics Land Systems began delivering the first of 299 M1A1 MBTs in April 1991. Delivery was completed by September 1991, after which tank assembly ceased at Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant.
The M1 is the first variant of the U.S. Abrams series MBT Main Battle Tank. The program to design the new M1 was started in 1971 to answer a request of U.S. army for a new main battle tank. In June 1973, contracts for the prototype development validation phase of the new tank, called the XM1, were awarded to the two prime contractors.
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The M88A2 is an improved version of the M-88 and M88A1 heavy armored recovery vehicle. The upgrade was made after a request from the U.S. Army to safely tow and recover battle-damaged, mired or inoperative Abrams main battle tanks.
The M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle (ABV) is a tracked armored engineer vehicle specifically designed for conducting in-stride breaching of minefields and complex obstacles. The ABV is built on the same chassis as the General Dynamics-built M1A1 Abrams main battle tank.