The “Hound Battalion,” third Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Fight Staff, third Infantry Division, is the primary unit to finish field-level upkeep and operator new gear coaching on the modernized M2A4 Bradley Combating Automobile and acquired the U.S. Military First Unit Geared up award from the Program Government Workplace Floor Fight Techniques on April 22 at Fort Stewart. The Military rolled out the primary M2A4 BFVs to the “Spartan Brigade,” 2nd ABCT, third ID, on Feb. 1. The close to decade-long effort to improve the BFV culminated within the first unit, third Bn., 67th AR, 2nd ABCT, third ID, outfitted with, and educated on the M2A4 variant, upgraded with enhanced mobility and energy era capabilities. The enhancements embody energy modernization to regain velocity efficiency and elevated energy within the turret, permitting the platform to host future applied sciences.

“This Bradley variant will make sure that the platform maintains fight relevance now and for many years to return as we await the Optionally Manned Combating Automobile, or OMFV, platform to ultimately exchange it. We fielded essentially the most succesful Bradley Combating Automobile thus far, with the Bradley in service for 3 a long time. As a result of the A4 variant has enhanced mobility and energy era, we’ll have the ability to combine new applied sciences.,” mentioned Brig. Gen. Glenn Dean, the Program Government Officer for PEO GCS.

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Three modernized M2A4 Bradley Combating Automobile crews assigned to the “Hound Battalion,” third Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Fight Staff, third Infantry Division, pose after receiving the U.S. Military First Unit Geared up award for finishing field-level upkeep and operator new gear coaching on new BFV variant at Fort Stewart, Georgia, April 22, 2022. The close to decade-long effort to improve the BFV culminated within the first unit, third Bn., 67th AR, 2nd ABCT, third ID, outfitted with, and educated on the M2A4 variant, upgraded with enhanced mobility and energy era capabilities to carry elevated lethality and survivability to the warfighter. (U.S. Military photograph by Pfc. Duke Edwards, fiftieth Public Affairs Detachment) (Pfc. Duke Edwards)

“The upgrades concerned a holistic plan to provide, ship, switch and practice items to function and keep the M2A4 BFV for his or her warfighting mission. The final improve to the Bradley was in 2002. The Military plans to proceed offering subject items with the A4 variant till the brand new OMFV is produced, which can ultimately exchange the Bradley,” mentioned Lt. Col. Mario Iglesias, the PEO GCS M2A4 BFV product supervisor.

“Cronos Firm,” Charlie Firm, third Bn., 67th AR, 2nd ABCT, accomplished the M2A4 BFV operator new gear coaching on Mar. 21, making the corporate and its battalion the tip of the spear within the Military’s modernization efforts. The elevated lethality the modernized M2A4 BFV brings to the warfighter just isn’t misplaced on the Troopers of the third Bn., 67th AR. The rise in energy era and distribution tremendously will increase the aptitude of present and future digital additions. The addition of the commander’s unbiased viewer from the earlier Bradley variant tremendously will increase the situational consciousness inside every crew to combat, survive and win. The Spartan Brigade is on glide path to turn out to be essentially the most fashionable U.S. Military brigade fight workforce this fall. The U.S. Military plans to roll out 5 brigade units. The primary unit outfitted, third Bn., 67th AR, will obtain 21 M2A4 BFVs. The Military is planning and coordinating to roll out greater than 700 M2A4 BFVs by means of 2029. The typical price of an M2A4 BFV is $4.35 million.