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US Army chief explains increased 155mm buy
US Army officials are looking to stockpile 155mm projectiles in case of a contingency that causes the service to run through its cache.
During a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defence hearing on 15 March, Army Chief of Staff Mark Milley and Army Secretary Mark Esper headed to Capitol Hill to brief ...
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