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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Army should know whether it will install active protection systems (APS) on the M1 Abrams tank before the end of the year or wait until its own modular missile shield is ready for production.“We have a decision point at the end of our characterization phase,” said Col. Kevin Vanyo, program manager at the Tank Automotive Research, development and Engineering Center’s emerging capabilities office.That decision is between purchasing non-developmental APS in the short term or “sit on…
