Bradley upgrades gather pace
The Bradley fighting vehicle upgrade programme is gathering pace as all the vehicle hulls are expected to have common standards by next year.
Bradley M3 cavalry variant hulls will be converted to the M2 infantry variants by 3Q 2016. The US Army told Shepard that the initiative will provide additional seating for the cavalry scouts under armour while simultaneously reducing the current Bradley logistical footprint.
This modification work is being run alongside the two main Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) upgrade packages known as ECP1 and ECP2 to improve vehicle mechanical and digital performance respectively. A third package called ECP2B is
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