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The Army’s next battle tank will ditch tons of heavy steel for active shields that zap incoming missiles out of the air before they can strike

Somewhere around 73 tons, a main battle tank starts breaking things that aren’t the enemy. Bridges buckle under the load. Transport aircraft can’t carry it. Rail cars groan. The M1 Abrams has been ...
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BAE Systems Wins U.S. Army Contract for Vehicle Protection System

BAE Systems has been awarded an contract to equip ground vehicles with advanced electronic warfare capabilities for the U.S. Army. The defense, aerospace and security company on Wednesday said that it ...
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Elbit to integrate additional Iron Fist APS systems onto the US Army’s Bradley IFV

Israeli defense company Elbit Systems announced on Monday that it had been awarded a $228 million contract to supply its Iron Fist active protection system (APS) to General Dynamics Ordnance and ...