The Army also recently awarded a contract worth up to $258 million to General Dynamics Land Systems to upgrade 116 Stryker vehicles to the A1 variant. acquires additional systems," said Moshe Elazar, executive vice president and head of Rafael's Land and Naval Division. "The majority of Trophy components are manufactured by the American defense industry, and we are excited by the opportunity to increase manufacturing in the U.S., including for Israeli systems, as the U.S. Rafael has also provided other protection technology to the U.S., such as passive and reactive armor for the Bradley fighting vehicle, according to the release. "Leonardo DRS is proud to be a part of this important effort to bring life-saving technology to our warfighters, and we are actively investing to ensure Trophy provides a solid, American-made foundation for the Army's coming Vehicle Protection Suite program," said Aaron Hankins, vice president and general manager of the Leonardo DRS Land Systems Division. firm partnered with Rafael, will provide the Trophy systems, countermeasures and maintenance kits, the release states. The Army has been testing the Israeli Trophy system, made by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., on the M1 as a way of countering the proliferation of sophisticated anti-armor missiles in countries such as Russia and China.
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