American Rheinmetall Delivers Its First Prototype to Replace Bradley Fighting Vehicle
The first of eight prototypes enters government testing under a $764 million contract as the Army weighs replacements for the Bradley.
- On Tuesday, American Rheinmetall delivered the first Lynx XM30 prototype to the Army, advancing the service's decades-long effort to replace the aging Bradley Fighting Vehicle fleet.
- In 2023, the Army awarded Rheinmetall and General Dynamics Land Systems a combined $1.6 billion to develop prototypes, initiating competition to supersede the Bradley, which entered service in 1981.
- Built on the Lynx KF41, the prototype features a hybrid-electric powertrain, 50 mm cannon, and modular architecture designed to accommodate a two-person crew plus six additional soldiers.
- General Dynamics delivered its competing XM30 Wolf prototype last Friday, enabling the Army to execute parallel technical testing and unit training simultaneously under its Transformation in Contact 2.0 initiative.
- Seven remaining prototypes will arrive later this year for operational training, with the Army expecting to select a final winning design and begin production by the end of 2027.
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Competing Bradley Fighting Vehicle Replacement Prototypes Delivered To The U.S. Army
American Rheinmetall and General Dynamics Land Systems are facing off to supply the Army's future XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle. The post Competing Bradley Fighting Vehicle Replacement Prototypes Delivered To The U.S. Army appeared first on TWZ.
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American Rheinmetall delivers its first prototype to replace Bradley Fighting Vehicle
The move is the latest in the service’s yearslong effort to replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
The US Army is looking for a successor to the M2 Bradley rifle tank. The German armaments company Rheinmetall also wants to join in – and has now delivered a prototype.
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ESUT - Europäische Sicherheit & TechnikRheinmetall delivers first Lynx XM30 prototype to U.S. Army
American Rheinmetall delivered the first of eight Lynx XM30 prototypes to the U.S. Army, the company said, entering the vehicle into government-led developmental and performance testing under the XM30 program’s Phase 3/4 Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract, valued at approximately $764 million. The delivery comes days after General Dynamics Land Systems delivered its own XM30 […]
American Rheinmetall Delivers First Lynx XM30 Combat Vehicle Prototype to US Army
American Rheinmetall, Auburn Hills, MI, has successfully delivered the first of eight Lynx XM30 combat vehicle prototypes to the U.S. Army, marking a pivotal step in the competitive program to replace the legacy M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Following its delivery, the initial prototype immediately enters government-led developmental and performance testing. This critical evaluation is a […]
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