How the US Army botched a $1 billion upgrade of the Stryker armored vehicle's gun

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A 30mm Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle – Dragoon during a 2022 exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany.
A 30mm Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle – Dragoon during a 2022 exercise at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany.

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Israel's war with Hamas shows why even 50 years of upgrades can't make tanks invulnerable

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A destroyed Israeli tank in Gaza City on October 7.

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Russia's armored trains are a valuable tool with some big vulnerabilities

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An armored train at Patriot Park in the Russian city of Kamensk-Shakhtinsk in May 2023.

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Ukraine's 'free-spirited use' of anti-tank missiles is wrecking Russian armor, but it doesn't mean the tank's days are over

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Ukrainian troops with anti-tank missile launchers at a ceremony in Kyiv in November 2018.

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Tanks and their big guns get all the attention, but Russia's smaller cannons are wreaking havoc against Ukrainian troops

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A Russian BMP-2 amphibious infantry fighting vehicle fires during the International Army Games near Moscow in August 2016.

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Tank battles in Ukraine are putting several generations of 'crappy Russian armored vehicles' and their flaws on display

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Two destroyed Russian tanks on a city road.
Destroyed Russian tanks on display in Kyiv in August.

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