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Five Companies Win Stryker 30mm Design Integration Study

Thursday, May 23rd, 2019

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Five Companies Win Stryker 30mm Design Integration Study

A Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle Dragoon (ICVD) prepares to fire at Henry Field firing range at Aberdeen Test Center, Md. (Photo by Dan Parsons)

Late on Wednesday the Army announced five winners for the design integration study to design a weapon station using a 30mm medium caliber weapon system (MCWS) gun on its Double V-Hull (DVH) A1 (DVH1) Strykers. The contracts were no more than $150 million each and awarded to General Dynamics Land Systems [GD], Raytheon [RTN], Pratt & Miller Engineering & Fabrication Inc., Leonardo DRS, and Kollsman, Inc. Last month the Army approved a timeline to upgrade its Strykers with a 30mm…

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