Griffin Technology Demonstrator At AUSA 2016 annual meeting, General Dynamics unveiled 120mm Griffin Technology Demonstrator (TD) as a "conversation starter" for the US Army
Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program. MPF is a light tracked vehicle intended to provide support of large caliber direct fire for Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The chassis of Griffin I shown at AUSA is from British Scout SV program (now called
General Dynamics Ajax), but it only has six road wheels. The welded aluminum turret is armed with 120mm
XM360 lightweight gun which was developed by the Army Research, Development and Engineering Center. The XM360 gun was developed as part of the canceled
Future Combat Systems (FCS) program.
Griffin II firing its 105 mm caliber
M35 gun in 2024 The Griffin II was offered under the Army's
Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF). In accordance with the program's caliber requirements, it incorporated a
105 mm M35 tank gun and a redesigned chassis. In December 2018, GDLS was downselected, along with
BAE Systems, to develop prototypes. GDLS presented its first prototype in April 2020. BAE's M8 AGS proposal was disqualified in March 2022. In June 2022, GDLS won the Mobile Protected Firepower program competition and was awarded a contract worth up to $1.14 billion. In June 2023, MPF was officially designated as M10 Booker, named after Staff Sgt. Stevon A. Booker and Pvt.
Robert D. Booker.
Griffin III Griffin III was first unveiled at the
Association of the United States Army's 2018 Exposition in
Huntsville, Alabama. It was being offered under Army's
XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle (MICV) program with six fully equipped infantry carrying option in the back. This version, while similar in weight to Griffin II, scaled down the main gun from 105mm caliber to the 50 mm
XM913 gun system. It is equipped with the
IMI Systems’
Iron Fist Active Protection System (APS) and
AeroVironment’s
Switchblade loitering munition system. == See also ==