The Bradley Fighting Vehicle is an American fighting vehicle platform manufactured by BAE Systems Land and Armaments, formerly United Defense.
As with other infantry fighting vehicles, the Bradley is designed to transport infantry with armor protection while providing covering fire to suppress enemy troops and armored vehicles. The M2 holds a crew of three: a commander, a gunner and a driver; as well as six fully equipped soldiers. The M3 mainly conducts scout missions and carries two scouts in addition to the regular crew of three.

Bradley Fighting Vehicle
Bradley in the Gulf War
Type	Infantry fighting vehicle/Armored Personnel Carrier
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1981–present
Used by	United States Saudi Arabia
Specifications
Weight	27.6  tonnes (30.4  short tons)
Length	6.55 m
Width	3.6 m
Height	2.98 m
Crew	3 + variable number of passengers depending on variant
Armor	Spaced laminate armor. 30mm AP and RPG all around protection. explosive reactive armor.
Primary armament	25 mm M242 Chain Gun 900 rounds TOW Anti-Tank Missile 7 TOW Missiles
Secondary armament	7.62 mm M240C machine gun 2,200 rounds
Engine	Cummins VTA-903T 8-cylinder diesel 600 hp (447 kW)
Power/weight	19.74 hp/tonne
Suspension	torsion bar
Operational range	483 km or 300 mi
Speed	66 km/h or 41mph

Soldiers from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment load into the rear of an M3A2 ODS in Iraq.

M6 Linebacker along the highway near Balad, Iraq, October 2005