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M10 Booker
Griffin II Mobile Protected Firepower for U.S. Army circa 2022
Type	Armored fighting vehicle
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	General Dynamics Land Systems
Specifications
Engine	diesel

The M10 Booker is an armored fighting vehicles under development by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) for the United States Army. The Army selected the GDLS Griffin II light tank 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.

Background

The Griffin II was offered under Army's Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF). In accordance with the program's caliber requirements, it incorporated a 105 mm M35 tank gun and a redesigned chassis. The M35 was originally designed and developed by Benét Laboratories, Watervliet Arsenal in 1983 for the Marine Corps' Mobile Protected Gun Program. It was later incorporated in the Army's M8 Armored Gun System light tank, which was canceled in 1996. The M35 is about 1,800 lb (816 kg) lighter than the M68 used on the M60 tank.

In December 2018, GDLS was downselected, along with BAE Systems, to develop prototypes. GDLS presented its first prototype in April 2020. BAE's M8 AGS proposal was disqualified in March 2022.

In June 2022, GDLS won the Mobile Protected Firepower program competition and was awarded a contract worth up to $1.14 billion.

In June 2023, MPF was officially designated as "M10 Booker", named after Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker and Pvt. Robert D. Booker.

See also

• M1128 Mobile Gun System
• Type 15 tank

References

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6. Freeman, Major Marshall A. (5 April 1991). The Army Needs a Strategic Armored Gun System—Now! (PDF) (War College Individual Study Project). U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks. pp. 23–24. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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