Northrop Grumman's XM913 50mm Bushmaster® Chain Gun® is in production and designed to be the primary weapon on the U.S. Army’s XM30, providing increased lethality, accuracy and range for stationary and fire on-the-move capability.
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The XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle (ICV) program is replacing the M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) and is designed to increase soldiers’ capabilities for the future fight.
The XM913 deliveries have begun to DEVCOM/US Army who provides the cannons as Government Furnished Equipment to both Primes, American Rheinmetall Vehicles (ARV) and General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), in support of the program.
“The 50mm cannon is a critical component to the ICV’s future and is instrumental in helping the U.S. Army regain the lethality the Armor Brigade Combat Teams need to win the next fight and every fight after that,” John McCollum, director, business development, Guns Operating Unit at Northrop Grumman.
Photo credits: Left: Animated rendering of GDLS’s Griffin III – Armored Vehicle with the XM913 Bushmaster Chain Gun as the primary weapon. Right: Animated rendering Rheinmetall’s Lynx – Infantry Fighting Vehicle with the XM913 Bushmaster Chain Gun as the primary weapon.
