Lockheed set to integrate base kit for US Army’s combat vehicle protection system February 16
The U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin will begin integration and testing of the company s base kit controller and processor for future vehicle protection systems for Abrams tanks, Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles, Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles and Stryker combat vehicles. (Courtesy of the U.S. Army) WASHINGTON Under a recent contract award with a $30 million ceiling, Lockheed Martin will begin integrating and formally testing its open-architecture processor designed to control the U.S. Army’s future combat vehicle protection system, the company announced Feb. 16. The Army is determining the specific plans and schedules for integration and testing of Lockheed’s base kit for its Modular Active Protection System, or MAPS, that ties vehicle sensors and countermeasures into a common framework to detect, track and destroy rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank guided missiles aime
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