Anniston, AL –The Alabama Political Reporter was the first publication to write about Anniston’s Anniston M10 bookers. It was a piece written by Samuel Stettheimer. According to the report that it was reported that the Anniston Army Depot is designated as a Depot Source Of Repair (DSOR) for the brand new M10 Booker combat vehicle, according to the Congressman Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, in the last week.
The M10 Booker was rolled out on June 8, as a outcome of a six-year acquisition plan to create a vehicle for combat that can offer mobile, secure and direct offensive fire capability. Army officials, including the acquisition Chief Doug Bush have insisted the M10 Booker, an “armored track vehicle equipped with a massive calibre main gun” isn’t a tank, despite Bush mistakenly referred to this as one at the time of its the unveiling, according to Military Times.
It was reported that the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Council also mentioned the word tank, stating that the term “keeps Anniston in a position to repair and maintain all the future and legacy tanks, both light and heavy.”
Anniston Army Depot Anniston Army Depot recognized as the Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence for wheeled and tracked battlefield vehicles excluding specifically for Bradley Fighting Vehicle. Bradley Fighting Vehicle, and the Army calls it the “combat vehicle center of the world.” It is now one of the 32 DSORs worldwide Anniston Army Depot is the only one in the world. Anniston Army Depot is able to handle all maintenance at the depot level of M10 Booker, the only exception being for Bradley Fighting Vehicle. M10 Booker.
“The Anniston Army Depot is an integral part in East Alabama and a hub for the highest quality in maintenance of vehicles for ground combat. I am pleased to witness the Army be given this honor and I am ecstatic to witness the Depot succeed by achieving this new designation that will allow it to play its crucial function in Army sustainability for the next generation,” Rogers said.
The tank was officially called”the Mobile Protected Firepower system and was developed in the hands of General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) under the terms of a $1.14 billion contract to build 96 vehicles. On July 6th it was announced that the Army also awarded $257.6 millions to GDLS to purchase another 26 units. The Army hopes to acquire 504 systems that will have four battalions that will be fielded by 2030.
