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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.
In 1963, the U.S. and West German governments began work on the MBT-70 main battle tank design and an IFV companion project called MICV-65, Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle. [11] [14] In 1964, the Army solicited bids for the MICV-65, awarding the contract for the Pacific Car and Foundry Company. [14]
Wheeled IFV in service BTR82A: BTR82A (Military Industrial Company of Russia) Soviet Union Russia. Azerbaijani Land Forces. Belarus Army. Kazakhstan Army. Russian Ground Forces. Uzbek Ground Forces [83] This is an amphibious IFV. Turret equipped with: [a] Shipunov 2A72 [b] PKMT (7.62×54mmR) [d] 2 × 3 smoke grenade dispensers; CM-32 Clouded ...
[1] [note 1] These two trends led to the IFV, with firing ports in the troop compartment and a crew-operated weapons system. [1] The IFV established a new niche between those combat vehicles which functioned primarily as armored weapons-carriers or as APCs. [6] During the 1950s, the Soviet, US, and most European armies had adopted tracked APCs. [6]
Desert Warrior. This was an export version adapted for operations in hostile desert conditions. It was fitted with the Delco turret as used on the LAV-25 wheeled IFV, mounting a stabilised 25 mm M242 Bushmaster chain gun with coaxial 7.62 mm chain gun and two Hughes TOW ATGM launchers (one mounted on each side). In 1993, Kuwait purchased 254 ...
M3 Scout Car (limited use) Jeep BRC-40 MA/MB GP/GPW M38 truck; M151 1/4 ton truck; M606 truck; M422 Mighty Mite; M715 Kaiser; Desert Patrol Vehicle "dune buggy" M35 series 2½ ton cargo truck "deuce and a half" [citation needed] DUKW; M54 truck; 5-ton truck series: cargo: M813, M814, M923, M924, M925, M926, M928, M927, M939; bolster: M815; dump ...
Type 92 aka WZ551 wheeled IFV (modern) ZBD-03 aka WZ-506, tracked dedicated airborne IFV (modern) ZBD-04 tracked semi-amphibious IFV (modern) ZBD-05, tracked dedicated amphibious IFV (modern) ZBL-08, family of wheeled vehicles including IFV, APC (modern)
Type 92 aka WZ-551 wheeled IFV (modern) Type 03 aka ZBD-03 or WZ-506 wheeled IFV (modern), Chinese airborne infantry fighting vehicle. Early prototypes received the designation ZLC-2000. Type 04 aka WZ-502 tracked IFV (modern) Type 05 amphibious IFV. [18] Type 08 wheeled armored vehicle; Type 11 /ST-1 Assault Gun