The Army Has Tried Countless Programs to Replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle Since the 1980s — All of Them Failed

The Army Has Tried Countless Programs to Replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle Since the 1980s — All of Them Failed

Summary and Three Key Points: The U.S. Army’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request includes just 19 XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicles — the latest attempt to replace the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the armored personnel carrier that has been the Army’s workhorse since the 1980s. The XM30 is the Army’s sixth named program to replace the Bradley: previous attempts included the Armored Systems Modernization, the Future Combat System, the Future …