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The Bradley is highly capable in cross-country open terrain, in accordance with one of the main design objectives of keeping pace with the M1 Abrams main battle tank. The Bradley was initially designed to float by deploying a flotation curtain around the vehicle, allowing it to "swim" at a speed of 4.5 mph (7.2 km/h). Later armor upgrades have ...
The M2 Bradley, or Bradley IFV, is an American infantry fighting vehicle that is a member of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle family. It is manufactured by BAE Systems Land & Armaments (formerly United Defense ) and entered service in 1981, with fielding beginning in 1983.
The U.S. Army's M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle entered service in 1983. [3] Although production ended in 1995, [4] it was upgraded numerous times over the years. [3]The U.S. Army's efforts to develop a successor to the Bradley began in the mid-1980s under the Armored Systems Modernization program.
As of 6 February 2025, Oryx blog had documented that Russia had lost at least 178 T-90s since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (visually confirmed), including 42 T-90A (of which 29 were destroyed, 3 abandoned, 10 captured), 1 T-90AK (captured), 11 T-90S (9 destroyed, 1 abandoned, 1 captured) and 124 T-90M (73 destroyed, 15 damaged ...
The Army conducts tests of an Advanced Running Gear using a Bradley Fighting Vehicle as a surrogate for the OMFV. In August 2014 General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) and BAE Systems Land and Armaments were awarded $7.9 million each to develop technologies from the Ground Combat Vehicle program for the Future Fighting Vehicle. [2]
The M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (CFV) is an American tracked armored reconnaissance vehicle manufactured by BAE Systems Platforms & Services (formerly United Defense). A member of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle family, the M3 CFV is used by heavy armored cavalry units in the United States Army .
[6] In the late 1980s, the Soviet Army began development of the Shtora-1 electro-optical jammer. [2] It was first mounted on a T-80U in 1989, and later showcased on a T-72B (renamed T-72BU and later T-90). [8] Shtora-1 is designed to jam incoming anti-tank missiles using a one-kilowatt infrared radiator. [9] In 1995, it was fitted on a ...
This upgrade arms the tank with the 120 mm M-393 tank gun developed by FSUE. The gun is 5.30 m long and weighs 2.6 tonnes. It can be elevated or depressed between −7° and +15°. The tank has a new license-built German MTU engine developing 890 hp (664 kW) and additional armour, including reactive armour and armoured side skirts.