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In June 2022, GDLS won the Mobile Protected Firepower program competition and was awarded a contract worth up to $ 1.14 billion. In June 2023, MPF was officially designated as M10 Booker, named after Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker and Pvt.
306:(MICV) program with six fully equipped infantry carrying option in the back. This version, while similar in weight to Griffin II, scaled down the main gun from 105mm caliber to the 50 mm XM913 gun system. It is equipped with the 221:(MPF) program. MPF is a light tracked vehicle intended to provide support of large caliber direct fire for Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The chassis of Griffin I shown at AUSA is from British Scout SV program (now called 662: 437: 408: 556: 692: 230: 1061: 1056: 528: 759: 1066: 1051: 1046: 887: 500: 229:
lightweight gun which was developed by the Army Research, Development and Engineering Center. The XM360 gun was developed as part of the canceled
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At AUSA 2016 annual meeting, General Dynamics unveiled 120mm Griffin Technology Demonstrator (TD) as a "conversation starter" for the US Army
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and a redesigned chassis. In December 2018, GDLS was downselected, along with
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Mobile Protected Firepower
Armored fighting vehicle
General Dynamics Land Systems
Ajax
120mm XM360 gun
105mm M35 gun
50mm XM913 gun
0.50 caliber (12.7 mm)
M2HB
heavy machine gun
7.62 mm (.308 in)
M240B
machine gun
Hydropneumatic
armored fighting vehicles
General Dynamics Land Systems
United States Army
ASCOD
Mobile Protected Firepower
General Dynamics Ajax
XM360
Future Combat Systems
M10 Booker

M10 Booker
M35
Mobile Protected Firepower
105 mm
M35 tank gun

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