Milley advocates for a new 'family of vehicles'

By Connie Lee / July 31, 2017 at 9:50 AM
The Army needs to upgrade its ground combat vehicle portfolio across the board, according to the service's chief of staff. During a July 27 National Press Club luncheon, Gen. Mark Milley said the Army's modernization needs are "beyond a new tank; it's a new family of vehicles." "Are we sort of at that point in history where perhaps mechanized vehicles are going the way of horse cavalry and going the way of the dinosaur?" he asked. "I don't think so,...

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