The Army has announced a plan to solicit a new batch of proposals for ground-vehicles research from members of an industry consortium. A March 17 posting on the Federal Business Opportunities website put member companies, "and industry in general," on notice that the service seeks ideas for integrating APS -- short for active protection systems -- on the Abrams tank. The technology consists of sensors and countermeasures for defeating incoming munitions before they can harm vehicles. The service is restricting...
