Army picks Oshkosh to build 30-millimeter cannon and vetronics for Stryker vehicles

摘要

U.S. Army armored combat vehicles experts are choosing Oshkosh Defense LLC in Oshkosh, Wis., to build the weapon system for the General Dynamics Stryker wheeled fighting vehicle equipped with an armor-piercing or high-explosive 30-millimeter cannon. Officials of the Army Contracting Command at Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Mich., announced a $942.9 million contract to Oshkosh to build and support the Stryker Medium-Caliber Weapon System. This version of the eight-wheel Stryker combat vehicle will have the 30-millimeter cannon for attacking lightly armored vehicles and bunkers. The Addition of a 30-millimeter cannon turret to the Stryker can boost the vehicle's firepower substantially. A 30-millimeter cannon bullet is about 10 inches long, while a .50 caliber machine gun bullet is about five inches long, and a 7.62 millimeter machine gun bullet is about three inches long.