Inside the Army highlights

Some must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Army:

1. The Army intends to hold a "rodeo" to assess the reliability of industry offerings to upgrade the M113 armored personnel carrier for echelons above brigade.

Full story: Army eyes 'rodeo' for upgrades to M113s in EAB

2. Army senior leaders are nearing a decision on whether to purchase an off-the-shelf active protection system for the Abrams tank, while APS work on the service's other combat vehicles is slightly behind schedule.

Full story: Bassett: Army leaders 'very close to a decision' on Trophy APS for Abrams

3. The Army's program executive office for ground combat systems is "continuing to work with" concepts developed in the service's Future Fighting Vehicle program, according to the head of the office.

Full story: PEO GCS utilizing Future Fighting Vehicle work in S&T efforts