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Dempsey: Strategic Review Will Favor Multi-role Systems

Julie Samuel

Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

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An ongoing re-examination the U.S. military strategy is looking at prioritizing weapons programs that have multiple roles, a senior military officer said Tuesday. “One of the principles going forward in the Strategic Choices (and) Management Review, is we’ve got to find platforms that are multi-role, that have the capability to operate both in a hostile and a passive environment,” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin Dempsey told House lawmakers Tuesday. The Strategic Choices and Management Review--which…

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