{"id":44215,"date":"2022-07-07T16:59:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T16:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/07\/07\/stryker-power-problem-uncovered-in-test-of-us-army-network-gear\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:42:15","slug":"stryker-power-problem-uncovered-in-test-of-us-army-network-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2022\/07\/07\/stryker-power-problem-uncovered-in-test-of-us-army-network-gear\/","title":{"rendered":"Stryker power problem uncovered in test of US Army network gear"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Army said it identified a power problem associated with new communications and network tools and Stryker combat vehicles during a live-fire exercise in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soldiers with the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment put Capability Set \u201823 equipment to the test in recent weeks at Grafenwohr Training Area in Germany<\/a>, as officials from the Army\u2019s network modernization office and test-and-evaluation command looked on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One issue identified during the exercise was related to power \u2014 or lack thereof. The Strykers soldiers relied upon were power constrained during the event, hamstringing what could be accomplished in the field. Questions lingered about whether it was the newly fitted kit, the integrated tactical network, or the Stryker variant itself that sat at the root of the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe unit was saying they we\u2019re having some issues with not being able to do silent watch for an extended duration, where, basically, the Strykers shut off and run on batteries while they\u2019re doing night operations,\u201d Lt. Col. Jonathan Judy, a product manager for capability set development<\/a>, told reporters on a conference call. \u201cThey were having some difficulties there. That\u2019s one of the things we took back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to see if it\u2019s ITN equipment on there that\u2019s giving them some issues,\u201d he said, \u201cor if it\u2019s the type of Stryker they have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officials said the matter is under investigation and will be remediated, and that a solution may already exist with newer versions of the combat vehicle<\/a>. The Army Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems, which works with Strykers, is looped in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Army is taking a stepwise approach to upgrade soldier communications and the grander network, the invisible threads that tie together and inform assets on the battlefield. The increments are known as capability sets, a meshing of off-the-shelf products and specialized military tech.<\/p>\n\n\n\t