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Army

DRS Technologies, General Dynamics, Successful in Active Protection Tech Demonstration

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, November 25th, 2013

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Finmeccanica’s DRS Technologies Inc. said Friday that in cooperation with General Dynamics [GD] it has successfully completed a 10-month combat vehicle integration and live-fire testing program featuring active protection technology. Active Protection Bubble Image: IDF As part of its strategic initiative to demonstrate next generation anti-armor survivability technologies for its combat vehicle fleets, and following an international tender process, GD chose the combat-proven Trophy Active Protection System for its full-scale integration and testing program as part of a technology demonstration…

Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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