The United States Army’s M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle remains a controversial platform, so much so that it inspired a book and an HBO made-for-TV movie that highlighted its shortcomings. 

Yet, the M2 Bradley also proved a highly capable war machine in the 1991 Gulf War, where it was credited with destroying more Iraqi tanks and other armored vehicles than the M1 Abrams main battle tank (MBT).

The Bradley has also been seen as a competent armored platform in the ongoing war in Ukraine. Part of that is because more than 300 IFVs have been supplied, far greater than the Abrams tanks, but as Harrison Kass wrote for The National Interest last November, “bolstered Ukraine’s defense… [while the Bradley] gained something of a legendary status among Ukrainian fighters.”

Kyiv could soon have the opportunity to further bolster its armored forces by acquiring additional Bradley variants. These wouldn’t be the M2 models or even the lesser-known M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (CFV) version, but the turret-less

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