T?? n?w v??si?n ?? t?? l???n???? M88 ??c?v??? v??icl?, in A3 c?n?i????ti?n, is c????ntl? ?n?????in? ?i?????s ??li??ilit? ?n? m?int?in??ilit? t?stin? ?t t?? U.S. A?m? Y?m? P??vin? G???n?.

L?? ?? T?st O??ic?? Y?s?l?n V????s ?? t?? C?m??t A?t?m?tiv? S?st?m Divisi?n, t?is ???s? is int????l t? ?ns??in? t?? ???ic?c? ?n? l?n??vit? ?? milit??? v??icl?s.

T?is t?stin? ???s? is ?iv?t?l in ?ns??in? t?? v??icl?’s ??ncti?n?lit?, ???tic?l??l? its ??ilit? t? ??????m sin?l?-v??icl? ??c?v??? ?????ti?ns ??? m????n A???ms t?nks. Wit? ???????s ??si?n?? t? ?n??nc? t?win? c???cit? ?n? ?v???ll ??????m?nc?, t?? n?w M88A3

???mis?s t? ?? ? si?ni?ic?nt ?ss?t in ??ttl??i?l? ??c?v??? ?????ti?ns.

V????s ?m???siz?s t?? im???t?nc? ?? v??i??in? t?? v??icl?’s c????iliti?s, ?s??ci?ll? c?nsi???in? t?? int????cti?n ?? n?w ???????s. Wit? t?? M88A3 ??si?n?? t? ??sc?? ?is??l?? t?nks, its ??????m?nc? s????ss?s its ?????c?ss??, t?? M882, ?? ?????in? sin?l?-v??icl? ??c?v??? c????iliti?s ??? m????n, ???vi?? A???ms t?nks.

Unlik? t?? M88A2, w?ic? ????i??s t?? c?ll?????ti?n ?? tw? v??icl?s ??? ??c?v??? ?????ti?ns, t?? M88A3 ?limin?t?s t?is l??istic?l c?m?l?xit?. BAE S?st?ms’ ??v?nc?m?nts incl??? ? m????niz?? ??w??t??in, ? s?v?nt? ???? w???l ??? st??ilit?, ?n? ?????-?n??m?tic s?s??nsi?n ?nits ??? ?n??nc?? m??ilit?.

T?? ??im??? ??j?ctiv? is t? inc???s? t?win? c???cit? ???m 70 t? 80 t?ns, ?ns??in? ????ctiv? ??ttl??i?l? ??sc?? missi?ns. Tw? M88A3 v??icl?s ??? ?n?????in? ?xt?nsiv? t?stin?, c?v??in? 6,000 mil?s c?ll?ctiv?l?, wit? ??c? in?ivi???ll? c?m?l?tin? 3,000 mil?s. T?? v??icl?s ??? ?ls? ?v?l??t?? ??? t??i? ??istin? ?n? winc?in? c????iliti?s.

T?stin? c?mm?nc?? in mi?-M??c? ?n? is ???j?ct?? t? c?ntin?? t????????t t?? ????. A??????n P??vin? G???n? is ?ls? ?ctiv?l? inv?lv??, ?ss?ssin? v??icl? l?n??vit? in s?n?? c?n?iti?ns. As t?? M88A3 ??????ss?s t?????? t?stin?, it ?????s?nts ? si?ni?ic?nt ??v?nc?m?nt in ??ttl??i?l? ??c?v??? c????iliti?s, ?n??ncin? missi?n ????ctiv?n?ss ?n? s?l?i?? s???t?.