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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP03 Aug 2017 12:19 p.m. PST

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" Need to shoot down Daesh drones or Russian gunships? Boeing is offering the Army an array of ways to do it, from laser-armed 8×8 Strykers to missile-launching MATV trucks and tracked Bradleys.

This September, the Army plans a "shoot off" of competing anti-aircraft systems as it tries to rebuild battlefield air defenses it largely disbanded since 9/11. Boeing's not the only contender, but it's been the most aggressive in showing its wares. A new anti-aircraft Stryker will debut at next week's Space & Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, Ala., but that's just one of several designs they're prototyping. The aerospace giant has worked with makers of military vehicles – Oshkosh for the MATV, General Dynamics for Stryker, BAE for Bradley — to integrate its weapons systems on their war machines in ways that give the Army multiple options…"
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