M10 Booker

M10 Booker
M10 Booker at its unveiling in June 2023
TypeArmored fighting vehicle
Assault gun[1]
Place of originUnited States
Production history
DesignerGeneral Dynamics Land Systems
Specifications
Massroughly 38–42 tonnes (37–41 long tons; 42–46 short tons)[2][3]

Main
armament
1 × 105 mm M35 tank gun
Secondary
armament
1 × 12.7 mm M2HB heavy machine gun
1 × 7.62 mm M240B machine gun
EngineDiesel MTU 8V199 TE23[4]
15.9 L, 800 hp (600 kW)
TransmissionAllison Transmission 3040 MX cross-drive
SuspensionHydropneumatic[5]
Operational
range
250–350 mi (400–560 km)
Maximum speed 45 mph (72 km/h)

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. The initial contract is for 96 low rate initial production (LRIP) vehicles, with first delivery by the end of 2023.[6][needs update]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference military.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Army to Buy 500 New "Light Tank" Mobile Protected FirePower Vehicles".
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference stripes.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Rolls-Royce delivers first mtu Series 199 PowerPacks for M10 Booker Combat Vehicle Program". www.mtu-solutions.com. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  5. ^ "The M10 Booker Is the Army's New Mobile Assault Gun". Popular Mechanics. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  6. ^ Eversden, Andrew (28 June 2022). "General Dynamics wins $1.14 billion Mobile Protected Firepower contract". Breaking Defense. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

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