According to Defense News, at least eight of the 12 pre-production vehicles that the Army will use for trials will be retrofitted for active duty. Worth $1.14 billion, the contract is for an initial batch of 96 vehicles. The service awarded the contract to General Dynamics Land Systems, a military vehicle manufacturer based in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The new Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) vehicle will go not to the heavy armored and mechanized forces, but instead to the light infantry, airborne, and mountain units, bolstering their firepower and mobility. Army signed a contract to receive its first light tanks in more than half a century. The new vehicle is technically not a tank, having a different mission set, but sure looks and acts like one.Mobile Protected Firepower is a lightweight armored vehicle designed to provide direct fire support for light infantry and paratroopers.1, 120 mm Gun, FV214 Conqueror Tank, Medium Gun, FV221 Caernarvon Engineering Vehicles FV219 & FV222 Conqueror ARV Mk. United Kingdom Index Tanks FV4007 Centurion Tank, Heavy No. Army awarded a contract to General Dynamics Land Systems for the new Mobile Protected Firepower vehicle. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Cold War) About 15,000 armoured vehicles 1947-90.
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