The Army will not use the M10 Booker light tank after nearly a year of field tests. The decision to scrap the $436 million ...

The U.S. Department of Defense has pulled the plug on one of its newest combat vehicle programs, canceling further production ...

Key Points: The US Army's M10 Booker armored vehicle program is criticized as a prime example of a flawed requirements process. -Initially intended as a lightweight, C-130 airdroppable "light tank ...

The leaders of a Marine light armored reconnaissance unit think the Corps should adopt the M10 Booker now that the Army doesn ...

While not the first Army vehicle to be named for two people -- the Army's Stryker bears that distinction -- the Booker is the first to be named for a post-9/11 veteran, Staff Sgt. Stevon Booker ...

When the Army formally unveiled its new tank on June 8, the service’s acquisition officials didn’t mince words. The M10 Booker, formerly known as Mobile Protected Firepower, is not a light ...

The US Army is canceling its M10 Booker light tank program. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said it was too heavy for many of its intended missions.

US Army General Glenn Dean explained to the Military Times that the M10 Booker is not a light tank because “the historical use of light tanks has been to perform reconnaissance functions. This ...

The Army recently awarded a contract for nearly 100 light tanks, but rather than calling them “tanks,” the service is using the term Mobile Protected Firepower vehicles.. To be fair, tankers ...

U.S. Army weapons developers, Pentagon leaders and industry armored vehicle builders are all experiencing tremendous enthusiasm over progress with a new light tank, called the Mobile Protected ...

Technology Military Army The Army’s new light tank can venture where its beefier cousins can’t. Plus, the MPF is designed to be ready to fight after rolling out of an aircraft.

In October, the Army is expected to announce a proper name for its newest vehicle.The machine is essentially a light tank, an armored turreted and tracked vehicle with a big gun. In June, the US ...