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Biggles2
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Posted: Monday, July 09, 2018 - 03:12 AM UTC
Is US still getting their Strykers updated/upgraded at General Dynamics, Canada (Ontario)?
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Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 - 04:52 PM UTC
Last I saw when doing walkarounds was Ft. Lewis,WA. Could very well be other places as well.
tanknick22
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Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 - 10:32 PM UTC

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Last I saw when doing walkarounds was Ft. Lewis,WA. Could very well be other places as well.


The only strykers that I know of being upgraded are the 81 M1126
of the 2nd CAV Regiment are getting a new un manned turret with a 30mm gun
Biggles2
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Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - 02:02 AM UTC
I read they're getting modernized electronics systems, improved mine resistant hulls, and strengthened suspensions at GD, Canada. Just found that interesting as Canada is now rated as "National Security Risk", and isn't somebody in charge there worried we might sabotage the electronics, or pour sugar in the gas tanks, in preparation for an invasion?
LonCray
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Posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 03:24 AM UTC
If Canada was going to sabotage our stuff, wouldn't they have apologized about it already?
tankmodeler
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Posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 03:52 AM UTC
Sorry.

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Posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 11:28 PM UTC
Maybe who ever said 'National Security Risk' "misspoke". It happens!?
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Posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 11:50 PM UTC
One of the most politically motivated threads I've read.
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Posted: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 - 12:12 AM UTC
lol. You have to love our neighbors to the north! Great sense of humor as this thread makes me smile. All the best!
Biggles2
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Posted: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 - 02:12 AM UTC

LonCray
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Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2018 - 03:35 AM UTC
We Americans love you Canadians, really we do.
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Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2018 - 09:53 AM UTC

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Maybe who ever said 'National Security Risk' "misspoke". It happens!?


Yup.
Give it some time. Let some journalist, maybe from the New York Times, start digging into it and soon there will be tweet calling it fake news.
"Who said that? Who? Me!? Never! Fake news again!"

/ Robin
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Posted: Thursday, July 19, 2018 - 01:49 PM UTC
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/07/army-anti-aircraft-stryker-can-kill-tanks-too/

That one?
LonCray
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Posted: Friday, July 20, 2018 - 12:35 AM UTC
Actually, no - this one https://breakingdefense.com/2017/08/goodbye-mig-boeing-general-dynamics-debut-anti-aircraft-stryker/ is the one I was thinking of. Hadn't seen yours before at all, but I'd love to see it in 1/35 styrene too!
Biggles2
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Posted: Friday, July 20, 2018 - 02:14 AM UTC

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Maybe who ever said 'National Security Risk' "misspoke". It happens!?


Just in from Fox News! Apparently Mr. Trump misspoke when he called Canada a "National Security Risk". It was supposed to be "Canada isn't not a National Security Risk", but Mr. Trump decided to omit the "confusing" double-negatives to clarify. Now we're all good...right?

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