Army's Stryker turret may have passed its testing phase, just not unscathed

By Dominic Minadeo / October 16, 2024 at 7:07 PM
The Army announced it has wrapped production verification testing of its Medium Caliber Weapon System, touting it is "beating requirements" for reliability and will start to field the turret atop the Stryker vehicle in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025. But that doesn’t mean it's not without hiccups. The testing, which involved driving over 18,000 miles and firing 8,000 rounds of ammunition, revealed some wrinkles: a software glitch and the turret’s tendency to jam. The issues won’t derail the...

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