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Army

Army Weighing Quick Fielding of V-Hull Kits For IED-Prone Strykers

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Thursday, March 4th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford The Army is "moving rapidly" to develop a V-shaped hull kit for the Stryker fleet to make the vehicles more resistant to explosives in Afghanistan, the service's top officer told anxious lawmakers yesterday. Troops using the eight-wheeled General Dynamics [GD] combat vehicle have suffered significant casualties when hit by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the southern part of the war-torn nation. Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) highlighted reports of Stryker IED vulnerabilities during an…

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