New Stryker production, testing approved

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U.S. soldiers from the 5th Stryker Brigade walk next to their armored vehicle during a joint patrol with Afghan border police along the border with Pakistan, on the outskirts of Spin Boldak, Afghanistan.


New Stryker production, testing approved
By Kate Brannen - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jul 26, 2010 17:04:43 EDT

The Army’s effort to quickly build and field Stryker infantry combat vehicles with a hull designed to better protect against roadside bombs in Afghanistan has been approved by the Pentagon.

Pentagon acquisition executive Ashton Carter authorized the Army to spend up to $99 million to purchase early order material for 330 vehicles.

Carter’s July 6 memo allows the Army to simultaneously test and produce the double-V-hull vehicles, which the service aims to begin deploying in June. But Carter also directs service officials to return to him throughout the process to get permission to proceed.

Carter notes that building and testing simultaneously is risky but worth it to get the vehicles to Afghanistan quickly. “Concurrent production and testing will maximize the number of Stryker double-V-hull vehicles available for the deployed unit,” he said in his memo.

The V-shaped hull distributes the blast and moves the bottom of the vehicle higher off the ground.



unhappycamper comment: I sure hope these things cost less than the $1 million dollar MRAP. And I hope we don't have to fly them to Afghanistan.

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