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Northrop Grumman Offering Soft-Kill APS To Army, Planning For Future Demos

Northrop Grumman Offering Soft-Kill APS To Army, Planning For Future Demos
An M1A2 main battle tank assigned to 1st Battalion, 35nd Armored Regiment breaches obstacles during AWA 17.1 at Fort Bliss on Oct. 21, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Frederick Poirier, 55th Combat Camera)

Northrop Grumman [NOC] is looking to offer its soft-kill active protection system for Army vehicles with plans to participate in future demonstrations following a successful live-fire test in October, the company said Tuesday. Mike Meaney, Northrop Grumman’s vice president for advanced missions, told Defense Daily the company is offering its APS capability as a potential solution for the Army’s Modular Active Protection System (MAPS) program to find a long-term anti-tank missile capability. The Army’s Tank Automotive Research Development Engineering Center…

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