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Army

Army To Test Rheinmetall’s StrikeShield Active Protection System In 2020

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019

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Army To Test Rheinmetall’s StrikeShield Active Protection System In 2020

Rheinmetall's StrikeShield active protection system on a Boxer armored fighting vehicle. Photo: Rheinmetall.

Germany’s Rheinmetall said Tuesday the Army will test its StrikeShield active protection system beginning next October, as the service continues its search for anti-missile protection capabilities for its vehicle fleet. Under the deal, valued at $11 million, Rheinmetall, and its partner United Business Technologies, will demonstrate StrikeShield over a period of several months at Redstone Test Center in Huntsville, Alabama. “We are excited to enter into a new phase of partnership with the Army that will enable the Army to…

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