We'll be briefed by on-the-ground soldiers, Pentagon planners deciding
on body armor, vehicle protection and more, Congressmen who control
the military budget , and many others who can make a difference. U.

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Soldier Survivability:
Protecting Troops in the Urban-Warfare Environment

WASHINGTON----"We had the lowest
numbers of deaths among our military in March (at) 35. Trophy was selected in 2005 to be FSEP's active
protection solution. The FSEP will integrate new weapons and sensor technologies onto
current platforms in a spiral development approach, and will ultimately field
increasingly advanced capabilities.

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As General Patton once said, 'A good plan executed today is better than a
perfect plan executed at some indefinite point in the future.S.

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Forty -five per cent are
National Guard and Army Reserve troops. Called "part-time" troops at
home, they 're fighting and dying in Iraq like "full-time" troops in
rotations longer than any in history.S.

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The Dahlgren tests culminated in a live-fire demonstration March 30 for
various U. "Currently , the warfighters'
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current agenda is available at
http://www.
Wade Hall, transformation strategist at OFT.
Israel Defense Forces' Merkava 4 main battle tanks will feature Trophy as
part of their survivability suite. Department of Defense
programs. More information can
be found online at http://www.

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Naval Surface Warfare Center . Spiral 1 includes developing an autoloader
for the Trophy Active Protection System.

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"It's
been a very, very major issue between Congress and the Administration
on the failure to move quickly, " the Senator added.
"As demonstrated today, the Department of Defense now has at its disposal
technology that allows U.

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many," Carl Levin, Ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services
Committee said today at a Defense Today media breakfast today. Defense Today is holding a
conference focused on improving soldier survivability in Iraq and
elsewhere.2 billion.

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entered into a teaming agreement in 2005 to introduce Trophy in the
United States for possible integration on ground vehicle fleets.

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General Dynamics Participates in Successful Trophy Active Protection System Experiments at DoD Test Facility

Similar tests were successfully conducted in Israel in late February.
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There are 149,000 troops in Iraq today.

, The first tests of the
Trophy Active Protection System in the U.

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validation testing in support of OFT's Project Sheriff, or the Full-Spectrum
Effects Platform (FSEP). Trophy detected, tracked
and defeated an inert incoming RPG while the Stryker combat vehicle was on the
move.
"Our mission is not to discover the 100 percent solution, but to find the
best solution that can meet warfighter needs today," said Marine Corps Col.

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To address this urgent topic, Defense Today presents, "Soldier
Survivability: Protecting Troops in the Urban-Warfare Environment, "
May 11-12, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Crystal City , VA. FSEP program officials seek to meet urgent
operational requirements for a range of lethal and nonlethal technologies on a
rapidly deployable platform.' OFT and the
Full-Spectrum Effect platform are executing today," Hall added. Trophy could also meet lightweight armor
requirements for a variety of military ground vehicle survivability upgrade
programs worldwide.

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Military personnel get a discount to this important conference.

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Defense Today Conference to Address Soldier Survivability and How It is Being Improved

. The one-and-a-half day meeting will examine the causes of
in-theater fatalities and propose solutions that can be deployed now. Forces to defeat both the 'archer and the arrow.

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Offered as a kit, Trophy would increase lightweight
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Stryker Equipped With Trophy Destroys RPGs In Live-Fire Tests

DAHLGREN, Va. Conducted at the request of the
Office of the Secretary of Defense's Office of Force Transformation (OFT), the
tests certify comprehensive experiments conducted by the Israel Defense
Forces, validating Trophy's ability to detect, track and destroy incoming
rocket propelled grenades (RPG) at safe distances from the host vehicle.
A Stryker eight-wheeled combat vehicle equipped with Trophy underwent U. and international military dignitaries.
OFT advocates and seeks to catalyze experiments that get nascent
capabilities into the hands of warfighters to create new knowledge and
learning.