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Army Chief On Active Protection: ‘Critical Need’ Could Be Opened To Competition

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Army Chief On Active Protection: ‘Critical Need’ Could Be Opened To Competition
M1A1 Abrams tank of Bravo Company, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, USMC Reserves, preparing for a live fire exercise at Yakima Training Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord. (U.S. Army photo by Sidney Lee, Enterprise Multimedia Center, JBLM.)

After buying off-the-shelf active protection systems (APS) for frontline combat vehicles, the Army plans to launch an open competition for missile shields to outfit the remainder of its fleets, according to Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley.Testifying before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, Milley on June 7 said APS is a “critical need” the Army is seeking to fill through multiple efforts.The Army currently is testing three non-developmental APS suites – one each for the M1 Abrams, Bradley Fighting…

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