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Army Has ‘High Confidence’ In Stryker 30mm Weapon Program After Losing Vendors During Design Study

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Army Has ‘High Confidence’ In Stryker 30mm Weapon Program After Losing Vendors During Design Study
Dragoons from Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment advance in a Stryker during a joint training exercise with Lithuanian soldiers in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve at Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania, March 2, 2015. Photo: DVIDS

The Army said Wednesday it has “high confidence” in its program to upgrade its Stryker vehicles with a new 30mm Medium Caliber Weapon System (MCWS) after a group of vendors dropped out of the program, with the service readying to receive final proposals this August. Col. William Venable, the Stryker Brigade Combat Team Project Manager, told reporters the MCWS program is also on track to begin delivering initial Strykers integrated with MCWS by September 2022. “[Vendors] are constantly assessing from…

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