Sec. 112. Strategy for Army active protection systems
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Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a strategy for the testing, procurement, integration, and fielding of active protection systems on Army ground combat vehicles. The strategy required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: The status of all active protection systems previously considered, tested, integrated, or procured by the Army. The status of any Army projects to develop its own active protection system, including an explanation for the Army’s decision to compete with commercial alternatives. The Army's plan to solicit bids for its modular vehicle base kit. A plan to conduct operational testing of all active protection systems, including any system being developed by the Army, which shall assess— a shot by each system under the same conditions; multishot capability; collateral damage; damage to witness plates or vehicles; ability to defeat threats of concern to the Army, including— full top attack threats; kinetic energy rounds; unmanned aerial systems, by class; and fuzed missiles; ability to upgrade each system to address future threats; weight and power draw of each system; and such other matters as the Secretary determines relevant. The strategy of the Army to integrate, test, and achieve a program of record for active protection systems on current and future combat vehicle fleets. In developing the strategy required by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall consider the following objectives and factors: The risks incurred by the Army in its current active protection system posture of limited integration onto ground vehicle fleets. Lessons learned from active protection systems in ongoing armed conflicts. The capabilities of active protection systems from foreign or domestic entities. The acquisition and lifecycle costs of each active protection system identified under subsection (b)(1). The Army's plan for modularity, including the ability to use the same active protection system across multiple platforms.