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The effort to equip Strykers with an APS is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2019\/06\/10\/active-protection-systems-demo-hits-dead-end-for-stryker-army-evaluating-next-steps\/\" target=\"_blank\">on the backburner <\/a>because it was determined there is no system suitable for the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/08\/29\/army-to-bring-new-vehicle-protection-technologies-to-fleet-as-early-as-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\">working toward an integrated vehicle protection system suite<\/a> for its combat vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under a contract with a $30 million ceiling, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/02\/16\/lockheed-begins-integration-of-base-kit-for-us-armys-combat-vehicle-protection-system\/\" target=\"_blank\">awarded at the beginning of the year,<\/a> Lockheed Martin began integrating and formally testing its open-architecture processor designed to control the Army\u2019s future combat vehicle protection system. 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For example, it included an extra $16 million in FY21 to conduct government testing of the Iron Fist Light Decoupled phase 2 system on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2020\/02\/26\/active-protection-fielding-for-bradley-vehicle-uncertain-after-tech-problems-budget-cuts\/\" target=\"_blank\">a Bradley to support an urgent material release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to FY22 Army budget justification documents, that testing was expected to begin in the third quarter of FY21 and wrap up in the fourth quarter of FY22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But \u201cthe committee is unclear, however, as to VPS research or development efforts related to potential threats from [UAS],\u201d the report stated. 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