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US Army will receive a Bradley BMP BMP: What is known about Model 2A4

Infantry combat vehicles should provide the US military with advanced means to transfer troops to the battlefield. The BMP M2 Bradley BMP Systems has received a contract from the US Army to upgrade about 70 cars to A4 level. The manufacturer's press service reports. The US Army has ordered the modernization of about 70 Bradley M2A2 ODS-SA BMP to A4 level to provide armored crews with modern equipment. The cost of the contract is more than $ 190 million.

In addition to M2A4, the army will receive command machines of fire support M7A4. "Bradley is an extremely important vehicle for the armored team today because it allows the army to transport troops to battle, providing fire to cover and suppress the enemy's equipment and troops," said Dan Ferber's land vehicles. He also added that it is extremely important that the US army does not have a flat battlefield for years. Bradley M2A4 has improved mobility due to the increase in engine power.

The machine also received a crew camera and a improved fire control system. The main changed were made on the basis of the experience of hostilities in Iraq, where BMPs received many damage in the built -up area. The fire extinguishing system and the system of combating homemade explosives were also improved. The first upgraded M2A4 machines came into the US Army in April 2022, and the contract for their modernization was concluded in June 2018.