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Armoured vehicles1981–present
Infantry fighting vehicle
M2 Bradley is a infantry fighting vehicle originating in United States. The cited manufacturer or builder is United Defense (1981–1995) BAE Systems Platforms & Services (since 2004). Published specifications list mass 25 tonnes and length 6.55 m; the configuration for each measurement is shown below.
United StatesInfantry fighting vehicle
United States
1981–present
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Gulf War Iraq War Yemeni Civil War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War
United Defense (1981–1995) BAE Systems Platforms & Services (since 2004)
$3,166,000 in 1998.
1981–1995 ( United Defense ) 2004–present ( BAE Systems Platforms & Services )
27.6 short tons (25.0 t )
21.49 ft (6.55 m)
11.82 ft (3.60 m)
9.78 ft (2.98 m)
3 (commander, gunner, driver)
6 (7 in M2A2 ODS/M2A3/M2A4)
Spaced laminate armor offering 14.5 mm all around protection. Hull base is 7017 aluminum
25 mm M242 chain gun (900 rounds) 2 × TOW anti-tank missile launchers (7 missiles)
7.62 mm coaxial M240C machine gun (2,200 rounds)
Cummins VTA-903T 8-cylinder diesel 600 hp (450 kW)
16.18 kW/tonne (21.7 hp/tonne)
Torsion bar
300 mi (480 km)
40 mph (64 km/h); 40 km/h off-road; 7.2 km/h in water
Croatia
Lebanon
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Ukraine
1033 Program
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 6.55 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Bradley equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
CroatiaArmy exact named equipment holdings: M2A2 Bradley. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / IFV. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for M2 Bradley (A2 ODS SA). Service scope: Croatian Army; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 62 / quantity: 27. Origin: United States Croatia (overhaul). The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Lebanon
Russia
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Army holdings only. M2A2 Bradley IFVs; no M2A4 variant inference.
UkraineLower-bound count for Bradley · M2A2 ODS M7 Bradley FiST. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: 300+. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. Cited source 2024-05-10. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
United StatesUS Army exact named equipment holdings: M2A4 Bradley. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / IFV. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Croatia, Lebanon, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, 1033 Program
Equipment reference ↗United States Army; estimated stored M2 only: 2000. Stored equipment is excluded from the active family total and ForceTally Index active holdings. Approximate count for M2 Bradley. Service scope: United States Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 2,100 M2A2/A3 and 210 M2A4 estimated active 2,000 M2 estimated in storage. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. Cited source 2024-02-12. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Approximate count for M2 Bradley. Service scope: United States Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 2,100 M2A2/A3 and 210 M2A4 estimated active 2,000 M2 estimated in storage. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. Cited source 2024-02-12. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day. Explicit active source components: M2A2/M2A3 = 2100 estimated; M2A4 = 210 estimated. Stored 2000 M2 are excluded from this active total.