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Milley Compliments Abrams But Outlines Need For Next-Gen Combat Vehicle

Thursday, July 27th, 2017

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Milley Compliments Abrams But Outlines Need For Next-Gen Combat Vehicle

Aerial drone image of an M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank crew, from the 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conducting Table VI Gunnery at Fort Stewart, Ga. December 8, 2016.

Tanks may eventually become obsolete the same way armored vehicles eliminated horse cavalry from modern battlefields, but that day has not come and the M1 Abrams will not be the Army’s last mechanized platform, according to Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley.Milley said the Abrams is holding its own among existing tanks and that armored vehicles in general are still a potent force in warfare. However, he is avoiding the trap some of his predecessors did prior to World War…

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Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

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