Army Needs Better Guns On Its Stryker Fighting Vehicles In Europe Fast

Forbes: In 2013, the U.S. Army inactivated its last two heavy-armor brigades in Europe, sending their Abrams tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles to bases stateside.  It may not be a total coincidence that less than a year later, Russia launched a campaign to subvert and dismember Ukraine that continues to this day.  The Army has become increasingly nervous about how it would respond if the 1000+ Russian combat vehicles massed to Ukraine’s east crossed the border, or if similar moves were made against NATO allies in the Baltic region.

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