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By David Axe,The National Interest
The U.S. Army is slowing, cutting and canceling hundreds of weapons programs in order to free up cash for just six kinds of new hardware.
The “Big Six” are key to winning high-tech wars against modern armies such as Russia’s or China’s, according to the ground-combat branch.
This article first appeared earlier in 2019 and is being reposted due to reader interest.
The Army’s $190-billion budget proposal, which represents an $8-billion boost compared to the branch’s 2019 budget, channels $9 billion into six main efforts.
The highest-priority category is Long-Range Precision Fires or LRPF. In other words, artillery and ground-to-ground rockets. In 2020 the Army wants to spend $1.3 billion improving its howitzers and rocket launchers and developing new, longer-range munitions.