Lawmakers want answers on US Army plans to protect vehicles from drones
By: Jen Judson 17 hours ago
WASHINGTON — House lawmakers want answers from the Army on its plan to outfit combat vehicles with protection systems capable of countering unmanned aircraft systems, according to the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee’s markup of the fiscal 2022 defense authorization bill, released July 28.
The Army has been struggling for years to install active protection systems onto its Abrams tanks, Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Stryker combat vehicles.
While it has been able to field an interim system on its Abrams tanks, the Army has fallen behind with an interim system installation for the Bradley. The effort to equip Strykers with an APS is on the backburner because it was determined there is no system suitable for the platform.
The Army is also working toward an integrated vehicle protection system suite for its combat vehicles.
https://www.defensenews.com/land/2021/07/28/lawmakers-want-answers-on-us-army-plans-to-outfit-vehicles-with-drone-protection/
