US Army’s budget lacks plan to buy protection system for Bradley vehicles
By Jen Judson
Thursday, May 5
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army late last year was nearly done with required testing to integrate a protection system on its Bradley combat vehicle fleet, but the service still isn’t seeking money to buy the Iron Fist in its next budget.
The Army had encountered technical problems and funding gaps in its effort to field the active protection system on the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle. Brig. Gen. Glenn Dean, the program executive officer for Army ground combat systems, told Defense News in the fall that Iron Fist was nearing completion of the majority of required testing.
According to fiscal 2023 budget justification documents, the Army planned to wrap up testing and integration work by the end of FY22, but the documents provided no further timeline or funding.
https://www.defensenews.com/land/2022/05/05/us-armys-budget-lacks-plan-to-buy-active-protection-system-for-bradley-vehicles/
