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tomahawk6 said:Namer isn't going to be bought by the US or Canada.WE will stick with the Bradley.
Don't say I didn't warn you
Thucydides said:Forecast of what the Army "wants" for their next generation vehicle. The wants list is rather fluid, and not clearly defined as of yet. Minor nitpick, this is the fourth attempt to replace the M2, with the Block III program in the early 1980's being the first (cancelled between the realization the Block III tank would be an 80,000kg monster and the "fall of the wall" rendering much of the program irrelevant, the FCV and the GCV programs described in the article). It is also interesting to compare the current Army wants list to the CV90, Puma and Lynx IFV's (or even the USMC Amphibious Combat Vehicle, for that matter).
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a21992161/the-armys-next-fighting-vehicle-will-be-a-troop-carrier/
I've heard a lot of great things from our guys who seen the CV90 up close and in action (well training). The Puma seems even better but I think the price tag is going to prevent many people from buying it. I think around 14 million USD per unit.
I thought Canada was considering the CV90 and Puma at one time to support our tanks.
Not really related but I found it's interesting that Japans newest super expensive main battle tank is being designed to support infantry rather than fight other tanks. Maybe because Japan realizes infantry are better tank killers ;D