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U.S. Replenishes Kyiv's Bradley Fighting Vehicle Force (www.thedrive.com)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by BombOmOm to c/[email protected]
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It has got to be disheartening for pro-Russians after they were so excited a few pieces of western armor were killed before, just to see Ukraine's forces quickly brought back to higher than the prior strength.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Unfortunately we will see a lot more destroyed NATO hardware before the war is over. But timing wise, the US having a lot of excess hardware they are looking to phase out anyway helps a lot.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I don't believe that the Bradley is currently being phased out. There's a proposed replacement in the works, but that's in the future.

googles

https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2023/06/26/heres-who-will-move-forward-in-the-bradley-replacement-competition/

Each team is expected to develop detailed designs over the next two years, followed by a competitive prototyping phase beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, during which the teams will build a minimum of seven prototype vehicles with an option to build four more.

Not even in prototypes yet, and the Army has cancelled a bunch of attempts at vehicle replacements in the past partway through.

[–] BombOmOm -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Other equipment in the latest drawdown:

  • Additional munitions for Patriot air defense systems;
  • Stinger anti-aircraft systems;
  • Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
  • Demolitions munitions and systems for obstacle clearing;
  • Mine clearing equipment;
  • 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds;
  • Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles;
  • Javelin anti-armor systems;
  • AT-4 anti-armor systems;
  • Anti-armor rockets;
  • High-speed Anti-radiation missiles (HARMs);
  • Precision aerial munitions;
  • Small arms and over 22 million rounds of small arms ammunition and grenades;
  • Thermal imagery systems and night vision devices;
  • Testing and diagnostic equipment to support vehicle maintenance and repair;
  • Spare parts, generators, and other field equipment.
[–] sirnak 1 points 2 years ago

Hey Siri, how to demilitarize a country?