After axing the M-10 tank, the Army’s not sure what happens next
The existing Bookers are heading to a depot as officials negotiate the contract cancellation.
Meghann Myers | July 25, 2025
Army Industry Marine Corps
The Army has officially begun the process of unloading its not-so-light light tank, the M-10 Booker, following a May announcement that added a list of programs to the chopping block.
Officials are sitting down with General Dynamics to work out the particulars of canceling the remaining 93 vehicles they ordered in 2022, the first round of what was to be 504 Bookers across the service’s infantry units.
“As we exit these contracts, we go into a negotiation with the company that's making them, where you work termination fees and things like that, and apparently those discussions are ongoing,” Army spokesman Steve Warren told reporters Tuesday.
The Army Transformation Initiative directs the service to collect those savings and put it directly into new technology. The initial, low-rate production contract was about $1 billion, and yielded the three vehicles the Army has in service now, so discussions will focus on how much to refund the Army, minus a penalty for canceling the contract.
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