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he US Army has canceled the M10 Booker light tank program, a $1 billion+ project, just before full-rate production. Originally meant to be air-transportable, it became too heavy. The Army accepted 26 units. #ArmyModernization #M10Booker
Army terminates $1B M10 Booker tank program before full-rate production
The US Army has officially terminated the M10 Booker, a light tank program developed at a cost of more than $1 billion, reversing course just as the vehicle was set to enter full-rate production. The…
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June 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The M10 Booker was meant to be the Army’s agile new tank—now it’s too heavy, too late, and too unusable. The Pentagon may pull the plug. #ArmyModernization #DefenseAcquisition
Too heavy and too late; Meet Army’s M10 Booker, a tank without a mission
Defense One’s Meghann Myers covers the development of the US Army’s M10 Booker—meant to be a nimble, air-droppable “light tank” for infantry support—that arrived years late, overweight, and unusable…
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May 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Army’s M10 Booker was meant to be a nimble, air-droppable tank. Now it’s 42 tons, can’t deploy as planned, and lacks modern tech. Critics say it’s a solution in search of a mission. #MilitaryProcurement #ArmyModernization
Too heavy and too late; meet Army’s M10 Booker, a tank without a mission
Defense One’s Meghann Myers covers the development of the US Army’s M10 Booker—meant to be a nimble, air-droppable “light tank” for infantry support—that arrived years late, overweight, and unusable…
buff.ly
May 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM