Report urging Army to spend $3B-$4B on combat vehicle modernization coincides with Abrams overhaul announcement

By Nickolai Sukharev / September 12, 2023 at 2:52 PM
An Army advisory board recommends the service invest $3 billion to $4 billion on plans to modernize its combat vehicle fleet to meet the challenges of the future battlefield, according to a report released last week that coincides with a recent announcement that the Abrams tank will be redesigned for 2030 . “The U.S. ability to deter war and win on future land battlefields is at serious risk,” the Army Science Board states in a report issued last month ...

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