Army Will Soon “Live Fire” Weapons At Its Newly Unveiled M10 Booker Armored Combat Vehicle

By Kris Osborn, President, Center for Military Modernization

(Washington DC) 

Deploying quickly into the warzone from a C-17, adding supportive fire to fast-moving infantry under attack and control forward attack and reconnaissance drones .. are just a few of the many missions the Army intends for its newly named M10 Booker armored combat vehicle.  The new armored vehicle is designed for modern “expeditionary war,” so will cross bridges, close to contact with an enemy, provide lethal supportive fires and quickly navigate through narrowly configured urban areas. 

Armed with a 105mm cannon and some of the best available technologies, the new M10 Booker or former Mobile Protected Firepower vehicle has blasted onto the scene toward production and combat service with the Army.  Next step is to enter full production and fire weapons at the vehicle to ensure it is fully “combat ready.” 

M10 Booker

Army weapons developers will soon be firing RPGs, anti-armor missiles and small arms fire at its newly unveiled M10 Booker Mobile Protected Firepower vehicle.  (photo. Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville & Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston at A10 Booker Unveiling) 

“The live fire testing will include armor coupons and ballistic hulls. We will shoot vehicle’s with a wide range of threats and achieve accuracy,” Maj. Gen. Glenn Dean, Program Executive Officer, Ground Combat Systems, said just prior to the M10 Booker unveiling.

The Mobile Protected Firepower vehicle, not M10 Booker, has been in development for many years as a lighter-weight alternative to a 70-ton Abrams tank able to transit with and support maneuvering infantry brigade combat teams in high-speed, expeditionary combat operations. While called the Mobile Protected Firepower for years, the vehicle was officially unveiled and named the M10-Booker by Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville at the Army’s 248th birthday celebration June 10, 2023 at Fort Belvoir, Va.