Inside the Army’s secret study to combat a rising Russia
(NationalSecurity.news) Following Russia’s stunningly successful and wholly unexpected incursion into eastern Ukraine the Pentagon and, the U.S. Army in particular, has had to step back and reassess the military capabilities of its Cold War nemesis. According to a report from Politico Magazine, planners are extremely alarmed and concerned by what they have seen. Top Army brass have Read More
Senior U.S. commander: ‘Army may be outmanned and outgunned’ in next war
(NationalSecurity.news) Steep cuts in personnel and modernization mean the U.S. Army could be up against superior numbers and firepower in the next great-power conflict, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster told a Senate subcommittee last week. “We are outranged and outgunned by many potential adversaries,” McMaster told the Air-Land subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee, “[and] Read More
U.S. Army to preposition war material, gear in Asia and Europe to in preparation for rising threats
(NationalSecurity.news) The U.S. Army plans to pre-position tons of war stocks and gear in Europe, Vietnam, and other as-yet-unnamed countries to allow for quicker deployment in a time of crisis, some of it in regions where China has long considered its domain, Breaking Defense reports. Gen. Dennis Via, head of the U.S. Army Materiel Command, emphasized that Read More
