General Dynamics Land Systems will add new training software and cybersecurity capabilities to the next generation of the Ml Abrams main battle tank under a contract the Army announced Feb. 19. The Army will pay GDLS $25 million "to incorporate the Abrams Platform Embedded Training System Gate-To-Live-Fire capabilities and fault insertion language" into the Abrams M1 A2 SEPv4, the announcement stated. "This software update provides the opportunity to increase virtual opportunistic training capability for Abrams tank crews while reducing dependency on the Advanced Gunnery Training System (AGTS) as the primary provider of synthetic training in" Armored Brigade Combat Teams, Ashley John, a spokeswoman for the Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems, wrote in an email to Inside Defense. In addition, the contract includes "additional cybersecurity capabilities and replacement of the Loader's Portable Multifunction Display with the Mounted Family of Computing Systems tablet" for the SEPv4, according to the announcement.
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