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Army Upgrading Stryker, Abrams For Improved Performance, Future Growth

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Army Upgrading Stryker, Abrams For Improved Performance, Future Growth
A U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams tank from 1st Tank Battalion, Twenty-Nine Palms, California, sits entrenched in a defensive position during Clear, Hold, Build Exercise (CHBX) 3, one of several pre-deployment training exercises during Enhanced Mojave Viper held on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty-Nine Palms, California, on Sept. 1, 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlando Perez/Released)

The Army is working with General Dynamics [GD] on Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) for Stryker and Abrams vehicles to buy back performance diminished over time due to armor and equipment added to counter threats, officials said. “For Abrams modernization we’re in the middle of ECP 1A, building a prototype--and it’s ahead of schedule--we plan to deliver it Feb. 15,” said Don Kotchman, vice president, Tracked Combat Vehicles, General Dynamics Land Systems. The Abrams, first in service in the 1980s, has…

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