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Stryker Lethality Upgrade To Start With Integration Tests In June, Weapon System Contract In FY ’20

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, April 10th, 2019

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Stryker Lethality Upgrade To Start With Integration Tests In June, Weapon System Contract In FY ’20

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

The Army on Wednesday detailed the timeline for its newly approved plan to upgrade its Strykers with a 30mm weapons platform, which will include holding integration tests starting this summer and awarding a production contract for a Medium Caliber Weapon System in fiscal year 2020. The Stryker Lethality upgrade is expected to total $907 million over seven years with the goal of fielding 294 MCWS platforms, according to a Request for Quotations notice. Phase 1 of the Army’s effort to…

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Army

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