Army Futures Command leader says making 'heavy stuff' lighter without giving up lethality will be key in Ukraine

By Dan Schere / February 8, 2023 at 3:20 PM
The head of Army Futures Command says nearly one year into Ukraine’s war with Russia, he thinks there is a need for the Army to increase lethality, but modernize by making lighter materials. “We don’t want to replace a tank with a tank per se,” Gen. James Rainey said during an event hosted by the Association of the United States Army on Wednesday in Arlington, VA. “We have a tank company that has this many ‘stowed’ kills, that takes this...

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