The M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (CFV) is an American tracked armored reconnaissance vehicle manufactured by BAE Systems Platforms & Services. A member of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle family, the M3 CFV is used by heavy armored cavalry units in the United States Army.
A U.S. Army M3 Bradley in Germany in 2015
The M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle in its original configuration in 1983. The vehicle is wearing the MERDC "Summer Verdant" camouflage scheme which was replaced by a 3-color standard woodland NATO pattern in the mid-1980s.
The troop compartment of the M3 Bradley CFV. Note the additional TOW ammunition in storage racks on the right side which replaced a row of benches for mounted infantry.
Two M3 Bradleys in Operation Desert Shield
The American Future Scout and Cavalry System (FSCS) and British Tactical Reconnaissance Armoured Combat Equipment Requirement (TRACER) were a joint U.S.–British reconnaissance vehicle program.
A U.S. Army M3 Bradley in 1985.