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Title: Here’s how the Army is trying to catch up to Russia and China on missiles, artillery
Post by: rangerrebew on April 14, 2018, 11:26:12 am

Here’s how the Army is trying to catch up to Russia and China on missiles, artillery
By: Todd South   1 day ago

While senior officials admit that the Army is currently outgunned and outranged in its artillery and missiles programs, the service’s secretary and top general told Congress that fixing that problem at every level is their top priority.

“Both China and Russia have passed us up in terms of range and rapid fire,” said Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma during the Army posture hearing Thursday.

So, what’s being done about it?

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/04/12/heres-how-the-army-is-trying-to-catch-up-to-russia-and-china-on-missiles-artillery/ (https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/04/12/heres-how-the-army-is-trying-to-catch-up-to-russia-and-china-on-missiles-artillery/)