Glenn Dean, program executive officer of Army Ground Combat Systems, The M10 Booker is an armored vehicle that is intended to support our Infantry Brigade Combat Teams by suppressing and destroying fortifications, gun systems and trench routes, and then secondarily providing protection against enemy armored vehicles. It is to weigh about 42 tons and will according to description essentially serve the role of an assault gun. The vehicle is called a light tank by some military officers and defense media due to its design and appearance, though Army officials related to the MPF program consider this incorrect. The initial contract is for 96 low rate initial production (LRIP) vehicles, with first delivery by the end of 2023. The M10 Booker is an armored fighting vehicle under development by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) for the United States Army, developed from the GDLS Griffin II armored fighting vehicle as the winner of its Mobile Protected Firepower program in June 2022.
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