Army To Host Force Protection Equipment Demo

By Thomas Duffy / February 26, 2003 at 5:00 AM
The Army will host a demonstration of force protection equipment -- such as unmanned air vehicles, chemical and biological detectors, and non-lethal weapons -- in early May at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA. The idea behind the demonstration is to familiarize officials from the Defense Department, other federal agencies, and state and local law enforcement with commercial-off-the-shelf equipment that can be bought and tested within 90 days of the event, according to a Feb. 24 administrative message issued by Marine...

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