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General Dynamics Leads Effort To Develop Integrated APS

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, May 30th, 2013

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General Dynamics Leads Effort To Develop Integrated APS

Canadian Forces LAV

General Dynamics [GD] Land Systems yesterday said it is leading an effort to develop the first North American combat vehicle with a fully integrated Active Protection System (APS). The company recently concluded a successful Critical Design Review of its APS project, it said in a statement. The next major step is to validate a fully integrated APS on a Light Armored Vehicle III (LAVIII) demonstrator, scheduled for later this year. Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) Photo: Canadian Forces Active Protection Systems…

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