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DARPA and the US Army are on crack! Consider that just a year ago they were looking for an APC that had a weight of 80+ tons. Now they're looking at a Main Battle Tank that is parachute deployable, is stealthy, is mine/IED resistant, can cross terrain that would bog down a top model modded civilian Jeep and at the same time is (presumably) affordable.
DARPA and the US Army are on crack! Consider that just a year ago they were looking for an APC that had a weight of 80+ tons. Now they're looking at a Main Battle Tank that is parachute deployable, is stealthy, is mine/IED resistant, can cross terrain that would bog down a top model modded civilian Jeep and at the same time is (presumably) affordable.