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 ...

Developing and fielding a new light tank could be costly, and there is a risk of repeating the issues that plagued the M10 Booker program. Existing platforms like upgraded IFVs, can arguably ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Like many other of the smallest tanks that have ever been constructed, the Mark VI Light Tank was active during World War II. Designed and manufactured by Vickers-Armstrongs, the first model ...