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McConville Wants Army To Replenish Equipment Stockpiles With Upgrades, Not ‘New Old Stuff’

McConville Wants Army To Replenish Equipment Stockpiles With Upgrades, Not ‘New Old Stuff’
An AMPV pictured with the new Objective Commander’s Weapon Station, developed by the Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey. (U.S. Army photo by Mark Schauer)

The Army’s chief of staff on Wednesday said efforts to replenish stockpiles of equipment sent to Ukraine should focus on bringing in upgraded capabilities rather than buying “new old stuff.”  “What we’re doing in the Army, with the approval of Congress, is that we don’t want to buy new old stuff, if that makes sense. What I mean by that is if we give M113 Armored Personnel Carriers and we’re going to replace them…what we want to do is replace…

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