December 19, 2019
Superpower No More? The U.S. Army Arsenal Might Be Obsolete
The advantages aren't what you think.
by Michael Peck
Key Point: No one in the world has a decisive land warfare advantage, at least when it comes to tech.
How good are U.S. Army weapons compared to their overseas counterparts? Quite good in many areas, but foreign weapons have some capabilities that American weapons don't, according to a new study.
The study, prepared by think-tank RAND Corp. on behalf of the U.S. Army, examined major ground combat systems. Note that it is mostly based on open-source data rather than classified information. Nonetheless, here are some areas where American weapons shined – or didn't:
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/superpower-no-more-us-army-arsenal-might-be-obsolete-106471
