(Land) GDLS / Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF)

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US MPF programme gets a boost 

The US Department of Defense boosts its Mobile Protected Firepower system production to consolidate infantry divisions.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded General Dynamics (GD) Land Systems a $15m contract modification on 27 March for the Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) system already in production. [...]

GD Land Systems won the US Army’s MPF competition to provide enhanced firepower to IBCTs in June 2022. The company received a low-rate-initial-production contract worth $1.14bn for up to 96 MPF combat vehicles. The Army is anticipated to purchase more than 504 MPF combat vehicles through 2035, to allocate 14 MPFs to each IBCT. The latest contract is part of this boost to US MPF production. [...] Instead of 120mm ammunition that is the standard across NATO partners, the MPF’s main weapon uses 105mm ordnance that is uncommon enough to be a concern in the face of the current limited quantity of on-hand, serviceable 105mm ammunition Army Technology has commented in the past.

https://www.army-technology.com/uncatego...s-a-boost/

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