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Congressional Report Blasts Army's Stall In Development Of Ground Combat Systems

January 24 2017

USA

A new congressional report warns that the U.S. Army's key ground combat systems are falling behind compared to newer equipment being developed by potential adversaries such as China and Russia, reports the Military Times.

Developed mostly in the 1970s, the Army's main battle tanks, tracked infantry fighting vehicles, tracked self-propelled artillery and multiple rocket launch systems were designed to fight larger Cold War enemies, notes the report by the Congressional Research...

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