In an attempt to boost the firepower of the baseline Stryker that had just a 12.7mm machine gun, the US Army introduced the M1296 equipped with a 30mm Mk44 Bushmaster II canon and coaxial 7.62mm machine gun in an unmanned turret. The first Dragoon was delivered to the army suits in 2017, and the turret system added about 2 tons to its combat weight. Operated by a crew of two, the M1296 can still carry a full complement of troops in the rear.
