American Rheinmetall delivers Lynx XM30 prototype to Army
By The BriefBrief
American Rheinmetall delivered the first Lynx XM30 prototype to the U.S. Army this week, as part of a roughly $764 million Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract to replace the M2 Bradley. The vehicle is slated to start testing, with seven more prototypes scheduled for delivery later this year.
WHO:American Rheinmetall
WHAT:Delivered the first Lynx XM30 prototype to the U.S. Army for testing under the XM30 development contract
WHEN:Reported Sep 1, 2026 at 11:08 AM ET
WHERE:USA
WHY:The prototype delivery advances a contract to take the vehicle from digital design through validation and enable evaluation by technical testing and soldier exercises.
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