The WRAP process was considered so successful that it will become the heart of a new Army office, named Reinvention Lab, designed to integrate, improve and control efforts of all organizations supporting materiel acquisition for the future Army. Approved candidates are then ranked by priority and given two-year funding for operational prototypes. Subsequent financing is driven by Army Program Objectives Memorandum prioritization. Bradley-Linebacker will support the Army's Force XXI initiatives to acquire a smaller, digitized and more lethal force. Incorporating an externally mounted Stinger launcher, Linebacker will correct air defense artillery deficiencies in survivability, fire control and target acquisition and identification.
Linebacker makes night operations possible and reduces the crew needed from five to four.
WRAP-procured Linebackers will participate in the upcoming March 1997 Army Warfighting Experiment at the National Training Center.