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US testing Stryker-mounted lasers in Iraq amid Middle East drone boom
Laser and microwave weapons are considered critical elements of layered defense, or having different countermeasures ready to thwart different threats.
US Army pursues faster, more survivable Stinger missile replacement
Meanwhile, the Army is gearing up for a first user assessment for its Stryker-based Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense system in Germany.
By Jen Judson
Robot Army of One: Service focuses on single robotic combat vehicle
The Army is focusing its efforts on a robotic combat vehicle that isn't too small and isn't too large, but just right to keep up with heavy forces.
By Jen Judson
US Army working through challenges with laser weapons
The Army is grappling with how to fight with laser weapons, as well as how to easily repair them in the field and affordably make the systems.
By Jen Judson
Lockheed to fit electronic warfare kit on Strykers, plan for AMPVs
The Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team, or TLS-BCT, is one of several U.S. Army efforts to reinvigorate its electronic warfare arsenal.
SHORAD laser weapon will stay in development phase longer than planned
A 50-kilowatt laser weapon version of the Army’s Stryker-based Short-Range Air Defense system will remain a development program longer than planned.
By Jen Judson
Newer Strykers, better kit solve networking power problems, Army says
Capability Set 23 provisions include cellular hot spots for vehicles, improved GPS routing and modernized radios for rapid exchanges with command posts.
Lockheed nabs $59 million order for Stryker cyber, electronic warfare suite
Officials have said the Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team program will help defeat threats on an increasingly digital battlefield.
Stryker power problem uncovered in test of US Army network gear
“We’re going to see if it’s ITN equipment on there that’s giving them some issues,” the product manager said, “or if it’s the type of Stryker they have.”
How are the US Army’s tactical network upgrades coming along? We put the question to several military officials
The Army is balancing the simultaneous fielding, experimentation and designing of several capability sets for its network. That process is no walk in the park.
By Mark Pomerleau
Lawmakers want answers on US Army plans to protect vehicles from drones
Will the Army's combat vehicles be able to actively defend against drones? A House subpanel wants to know.
By Jen Judson