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Army Completes Missile-Shield Testing On First Abrams Tank

Army Completes Missile-Shield Testing On First Abrams Tank
A U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams tank from 1st Tank Battalion, Twenty-Nine Palms, California, sits entrenched in a defensive position during Clear, Hold, Build Exercise (CHBX) 3, one of several pre-deployment training exercises during Enhanced Mojave Viper held on Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty-Nine Palms, California, on Sept. 1, 2010. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlando Perez/Released)

The Army has finished firing missiles at the first of several vehicles outfitted with active protection systems (APS) and is on track to make a decision on whether to purchase the technology for its combat vehicles in the fall.The first vehicle – an Abrams tank – has completed characterization of an onboard APS system at the Joint Maneuver Training Center at Camp Grayling, Mich, according to Maj. Gen. David Bassett, program executive officer for Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS). Bassett…

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