JB aka J LeeThe Army’s new M10 Booker "light tank" is too heavy to air-drop, too late to be useful, and too outdated to meet modern needs—critics call it a $17B case study in broken procurement. #militarywaste #defensefail https://washingtonhorizon.com/too-heavy-and-too-late-meet-armys-m10-booker-a-tank-without-a-mission/
Too heavy and too late; Meet Army’s M10 Booker, a tank without a mission
Defense One’s Meghann Myers covers the development of the US Army’s M10 Booker—meant to be a nimble, air-droppable “light tank” for infantry support—that arrived years late, overweight, and unusable on key bases like Fort Campbell. Originally envisioned in 2013 as a spiritual successor to the 16-ton