According to information published by the American newspaper “Star and Stripes” on December 29, 2022, the Government of the United States is considering the idea of providing Ukraine with Bradley tracked armored IFVs (Infantry Fighting Vehicles).
Citing information from “Star and Stripes”, the U.S. government has not yet made a decision on the possibility of delivering Bradley IFVs tracked armored vehicles to Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy requested the United States and European countries to supply heavy armored vehicles including main battle tanks able to counter the military power of the Russian armed forces fighting in Ukraine.
To date, France and Germany have always refused to deliver tanks to Ukraine, mainly for political reasons.
Currently, the United States army has launched the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) program with the goal to replace the Bradley IFVs (Infantry Fighting Vehicles) which are the backbone of the Infantry Mechanized units of the U.S. Army. We can therefore imagine that the possibility of delivering Bradley IFVs to Ukraine would not be a problem due to this program.
The winner of the OMFV competition could be announced in 2023. The OMFV will replace the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, providing the U.S. Army with decisive vehicle capability now while possessing sufficient room for growth and modularity to take advantage of transformational technologies.
The Bradley is an American-made tracked armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle platform developed by FMC Corporation and manufactured by BAE Systems Land & Armaments, formerly United Defense. It entered into service with the U.S. Army in 1981. Since entering service with the US Army, it has undergone numerous modifications and modernizations to arrive at the latest version, the Bradley M2A4 which has been recently delivered to the U.S. army. Currently, the U.S. Army is equipped with more than 2,500 Bradley in M2A2 and M2A3 variants and an undisclosed number of Bradley M2A4.