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Army Transitions To Sustainment Of Existing Equipment Through 2030s

Friday, October 7th, 2016

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Army Transitions To Sustainment Of Existing Equipment Through 2030s

Gen. Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jim Greenhill)

The Army has resigned itself to fighting with the weapons, vehicles and gear it has on hand for at least the next 10 years when it plans to begin replacing that equipment.Not until 2025 or so will the Army have the budgets necessary to trade in its baseline systems – the UH-60 Black Hawk, AH-64 Apache, Bradley Fighting Vehicle, M1 Abrams main battle tank and Stryker wheeled vehicle – for new platforms, according to Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley.In…

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