| Griffin | |
|---|---|
 Griffin II Mobile Protected Firepower for U.S. Army circa 2022 | |
| Type | Armored fighting vehicle |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Designer | General Dynamics Land Systems |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 27–28 tons (Griffin - TD, based on Ajax configuration[1]) roughly 38 tons (Griffin II[2]) 38–50 tons (Griffin III[3]) |
Main armament | 120mm XM360 gun (for Griffin - TD) 105mm M35 gun (for Griffin II) 50mm XM913 gun (for Griffin III) |
Secondary armament | 1 × 0.50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2HB heavy machine gun 1 × 7.62 mm (.308 in) M240B machine gun |
| Engine | diesel |
| Suspension | Hydropneumatic |
The General Dynamics Griffin is a series of armored fighting vehicles under development by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) for the United States Army.[4] The Griffin is a derivative of ASCOD family of AFVs, which was also designed by GDLS.[5]
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- ^ Trevithick, Joseph (8 October 2018). "This Massive Gun Toting Armored Beast Could Replace The Army's Bradley Fighting Vehicles". The Drive. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ Freedberg, Sydney J. Jr. (9 October 2018). "General Dynamics' Griffin III For US Army Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV)". Breaking Defense. Retrieved 2020-09-02.