GDLS Will Deliver First 24 Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) Tanks By 2024 To US Army

GDLS Will Deliver First 24 MPF Tanks By 2024 To US Army

International Military - Following the announcement of the US Army on June 28, 2022, General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) has been appointed to provide the first 24 production units of Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) tanks in the first quarter of 2024.

As is known, the US Army has awarded a contract of 1.14 billion US dollars to GLDS for the production of 96 MPF tanks. According to a report released by the Army News Service, the US Army alone expects to receive a total of about 500 MPF tanks in the future.

The primary role of these MPF tanks is to provide infantry brigade combat teams with greater survivability and the ability to identify threat systems earlier and at longer ranges.

The Protected Firepower (MPF) Tanks Prototype

MPF tanks are capable of providing infantry support with movement speed, protection, lethal firepower, and the ability to wage multi-domain battles. Also can cooperate with other ground troops to defeat the enemy with a variety of challenges simultaneously movement on the battlefield.

This 38 tonne light tank is armed with a 105 mm caliber main gun and a 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun as secondary weapons. The MPF turret architecture is based on the M1A2 Sep V3 Abrams main battle tank (MBT) which uses a similar fire control system and the CITV (Commander's Independent Thermal Viewer).

Although classified as a modern tank, the MPF turret is still manned by a crew of three, namely commander, gunner and ammunition loader. While the driver is in front.