Lessons learned following the Dragoon fielding caused the Army to move forward with efforts to enhance lethality for a greater portion of the Stryker fleet.
The entire upgrade provides the ability to detect, identify and defeat a broader target set at greater ranges.
Based on a March 2015 operational need statement, the modification features the introduction of a turreted 30x173mm XM813 cannon, a derivative of the Mk44 30mm cannon, to approximately half of the vehicles in the regiment’s rifle and scout platoons. One example can be seen in the Stryker “Dragoon” upgrade applied to 83 Infantry Carrier Vehicles in the Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment Stryker Brigade Combat Team. “medium caliber” cannon and ammunition systems. Recognition of this evolving reality has been one contributing factor to several recent developments involving U.S. armored and Stryker brigade combat teams. combat vehicles are still armed with the 25mm Bushmaster, it’s estimated that more than 100 countries - including peer- and near-peer competitors - currently integrate cannons from 30mm-57mm that could potentially be used against U.S.
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