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2016-08-05 Science & Technology

Army to Meet with Firms Interested in Developing New Light Tank

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2016-08-05 15:00|| || Front Page|| [14 views ] Top

#1 Uh oh.

Posted by Shipman 2016-08-05 15:38|| 2016-08-05 15:38|| Front Page Top

#2 It's a message from Gawd telling all y'all to go watch The Pentagon Wars.

Posted by SteveS 2016-08-05 15:55|| 2016-08-05 15:55|| Front Page Top

#3 What happened? The graft fund running low?

Posted by AlanC 2016-08-05 16:17|| 2016-08-05 16:17|| Front Page Top

#4 I thought that role was what the Stryker was supposed to cover?

Or are we looking for a modern Renault 17?

Posted by swksvolFF 2016-08-05 18:19|| 2016-08-05 18:19|| Front Page Top

#5 You can make one lighter by getting rid of the crew and the crew protection requirements. Something like the cut of the old Swedish S tank. Drone planes, drone tanks. Skynet smiles.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-08-05 18:26|| 2016-08-05 18:26|| Front Page Top

#6 tu3031's prophecy of hybrid tanks becomes a reality. How cool (or troubling) is that?

Posted by Raj 2016-08-05 19:03|| 2016-08-05 19:03|| Front Page Top

#7 Ayup, money is running low, the pressure is on release personnel (RIFT) and trying to stay alive in a PEER environment. There are some esoteric weapons in the R&D pipeline (foamed aluminum) but they are looking for "off the shelf" stuff to last them and hope the poop doesn't hit the fan before they can get a budget increase.

Posted by Chaith Oppressor of the Lutherans1517 2016-08-05 19:09|| 2016-08-05 19:09|| Front Page Top

#8 Your mission is to design a AFV that can be deployed (safely!) by parachute and/or cargo helicopter, has accurate long-range direct firepower, and funnels military spending dollars into MY congressional district.
Only the last seems doable.

Posted by magpie 2016-08-05 20:25|| 2016-08-05 20:25|| Front Page Top

#9 Perhaps they can revive the old LAV-75 project, with the pop up turret and 75mm carousel magazine. A light tank able to hide hull down with high part commonality wouldn't be a bad thing I think.

Posted by Silentbrick 2016-08-05 22:07|| 2016-08-05 22:07|| Front Page Top

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