In the 1970s and 1980s, the U.S. Army launched the "Big Five" procurement programs to regain technological edge and enhance conventional forces post-Vietnam War. These included the M1A1 Abrams tank, Bradley Fighting Vehicle, Patriot air-defense system, AH-64 Apache, and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.
One of the Army's most hotly anticipated new combat vehicles certainly looks like a tank. It is covered with protective armor, runs on tracks, and features a powerful 105mm main gun. But when is a tank not a tank? When it's an M-10 Booker combat vehicle.
The Army’s budget request for fiscal 2024 seeks $185 billion that includes funding increases to attract and retain soldiers, stabilize the Indo-Pacific region and procure new weapons, service officials said.