A Lean, Sorta Green Fighting Machine

摘要

For more than a decade, the Army's been in the market to replace its Cold War-era M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the 33-ton tank first put into service in 1981. It hasn't been easy. Although it's showing its age, the Bradley is still considered a reliable workhorse. A new one would have to be a significant improvement to justify the estimated $32 billion it will cost to develop and build. Now BAE Systems, the British defense giant that manufactured the Bradley, is betting it's found a design that will win over the Pentagon and the public: the world's first green tank.