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Army

Advanced 120mm Gun For FCS Mounted Combat System In Safety Testing

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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

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By Ann Roosevelt ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md.--The 120mm XM360 gun that will provide the firepower for the Army's Future Combat System (FCS) Mounted Combat System (MCS) is firing for safety certification, according to officials. "Once certification is completed, then troops can be near the gun and fire it," Dave Smith, U.S. Army Benet Laboratories, Watervliet, N.Y., the Integrated Product Team Design Team Leader, told reporters visiting the Aberdeen Test Center range here March 14. Before soldiers get near the gun,…

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