Interesting Engineering on MSN3 个月
US Army’s new drone-killer Stryker zaps UAVs for just $3 using 26kW laser
The US Army is testing a $10 million laser weapon system fitted on its Stryker combat vehicle, which can destroy a drone for ...
Task & Purpose4 年
Watch the Army’s new missile-hauling Stryker in action
The Army’s initial order calls for 28 Stryker IM-SHORAD Strykers worth roughly $230 million, and the service plans on eventually spreading 144 systems across four battalions by as soon as fiscal ...
GlobalData on MSN4 个月
US Army Dragoons to be replaced by new lethality Stryker from early 2025
The US Army is looking to begin fielding the Stryker 8x8 armoured vehicles upgraded through the ICVVA1-30mm lethality package ...
Task & Purpose4 年
The Army may name its next missile-hauling Stryker after a fictional Warhammer 40,000 tank
Well, sort of. As part of it’s push to develop a Initial Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) Stryker vehicle laden with drone-killing missiles, the Army’s Air Defense Artillery School ...
Business Insider4 年
What it's like to learn how to drive a Stryker armored vehicle from the Army's master drivers
In September 2018, the US Army announced the 4th Infantry Division's 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team would convert from a light infantry brigade to a Stryker brigade, starting in 2020.