Armored units to have a place in fight against China, general says

By Ethan Sterenfeld / March 10, 2021 at 5:48 PM
Armored units would be essential to the military if there were a war against China, according to the director of the Army's Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross-Functional Team. "In order to be decisive, we have to be there with armor," Maj. Gen. Ross Coffman said during a March 10 talk hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. It is sometimes assumed that armored vehicles would be more relevant for a war against Russia in Europe, but that is...

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