October 11, 2020
50mm of Power: How This New Cannon Will Help the Army Wage War
The Bradley was upgraded during both Gulf Wars and now is due for another change.
by Peter Suciu
Key point: The Army wants new guns for its vehicles, especially the Bradley, to enable it to fight better armored enemies. How soon could the guns be delivered and installed?
U.S. defense contractor Northrop Grumman is continuing to deliver the XM913 50mm cannon to the U.S. Army, even as the service continues to consider its cannon caliber requirements for the vehicle that will eventually replace the aging M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
Janes reported that the contractor remains under contract with the Army to mature the cannon, and as of late August four of the XM913 cannons had been delivered while plans are for an additional seven to be delivered by the end of October. The company was also reportedly expecting an additional order for 10 cannons that would provided for qualification, testing and integration activities.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/50mm-power-how-new-cannon-will-help-army-wage-war-170449
