Army axes M10 Booker, a prime example of poor acquisition practice, Driscoll says

The Army cancels the M10 Booker, a 'light tank' that was too heavy

The M10 Booker was meant to be a light tank — if it was a 'tank' at all — but Army officials admitted this week "we got the Booker wrong."

Army axes M10 Booker, a prime example of poor acquisition practice, Driscoll says

The Army’s new civilian leader today announced a move to cancel the M10 Booker program, laying into the service’s mismanagement of an overpriced and ineffective tank. “The Booker is a classic example of sunk cost fallacy and the Army doing something wrong,” Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told reporters today at a roundtable at the Pentagon. Driscoll was joined by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George, who agreed that the service won’t buy any more …

After years of investment, research and development, and listing the delivery and production of the first copies, the U.S. Army (U.S. Army) has decided to untimely and surprisingly cancel the M10 Booker light tank program. The decision was made known by senior Pentagon officials, in line with the new guidelines set for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, for with force, eliminating “unnecessary expenses.”

U.S. Army cancels M10 Booker light tank programme amid overhaul of defence acquisitions

Developed by General Dynamics Land Systems under the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) programme launched in 2018, the M10 Booker was intended to provide rapidly deployable fire support for light infantry formations. However, the programme was plagued by design, weight, and mobility issues that made the final vehicle unsuitable for its intended role. The production version of the M10 weighs 42 tonnes—nearly triple the weight of the M551 Sheridan …

US Defense Dept shuts down Booker tank program – Monkey Viral

The U.S. Department of Defense has ordered the cancellation of the M10 Booker light tank program. The decision comes as part of a broader overhaul outlined in a newly released Pentagon memorandum titled Army Transformation and Acquisition Reform, signed by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on May 1. The memo directs the Army to terminate […]

Army Cancels Procurement Of M10 Booker Combat Vehicle - Defense Daily

The Army is canceling procurement of the General Dynamics Land Systems [GD]-built M10 Booker combat vehicle, a senior defense official confirmed to Defense Daily. The decision to move on from […]