Army plans yet another cannon upgrade for Stryker vehicles

By Sebastian Sprenger / March 1, 2016 at 4:20 PM
Besides equipping a Europe-based Stryker unit with more powerful weapons, the Army also is moving forward with previously laid plans to outfit the entire vehicle fleet with greater combat punch, according to a key official. The service published a request for information to that effect on March 1. Lethality-related goals of the larger upgrade package include adding a Javelin missile-capable remote weapon station, extending the range optics for the weapon station, improving the missile capability on the antitank vehicle variant,...

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