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HISTORY Development of the German Army ]] In Hansard . URL accessed on April 23 2006 Since then, the Defence Science And Technology Laboratory has been researching Electrically Charged Armour , with the view of ultimately integrating it into the FRES design. "Faster, harder, stronger" . Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. URL accessed on April 24 2006. Plans for FRES vehicles to carried by C-130 have also been dropped for being unworkable. In February 2007 the MOD announced, to counter criticism from the media that delays with FRES was putting soldiers lives at risk, that trials for vehicles would begin in Summer 2007 and a vehicle would be selected sometime in 2007. Written Answers for 21 July 2005 . House Of Commons Hansard. URL accessed on April 23, 2006. VEHICLES SELECTED FOR TRIALS On June 7 , 2007 , the Minister Of State For Defence Equipment And Support , Lord Drayson , announced that three vehicles had been selected for trials to determine the utility vehicle design for FRES. These were:
The winning design will be announced in November 2007. {Link without Title} RESPONSE TO CRITICISM In a defence briefing on June 14 2007 , Lord Drayson made it clear that FRES will not be the standard off the shelf version of any of these vehicles:
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