
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has heeded the Army’s call for Active Protections Systems (APS) for its combat vehicles, adding $90 million for off-the-shelf missile shields in its markup of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act.In its markup of the 2017 NDAA released Monday, HASC prescribed $80 million for an unfunded Army requirement for “vehicle APS,” which would pay for a number of existing systems like Trophy, a battle-proven APS for tanks developed by Israeli firm Rafael and modified…