Army accounts for heavier weight in Stryker lethality upgrade

By Connie Lee / February 6, 2017 at 9:50 AM
The Army has taken steps to account for added weight in the Stryker upgun effort currently underway, according to the project manager. Col. Glenn Dean said during a Feb. 3 interview that the effort to add a 30 mm cannon to the Stryker requires a 5,000-pound turret, which is a "little bit of a concern." To ease potential effects from the increased vehicle weight, the Army decided to leverage information from the first engineering change proposal program by using the...

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