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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 Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

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Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

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Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]