The US Army has been degraded by a high operational tempo and sequestration in recent years that means it won’t achieve full readiness until 2020.
Speaking at West 2015 in San Diego, deputy secretary of defense Robert Work said: ‘Even if Congress gets rid of sequestration and gives us the full President’s budget level it’s going to take until 2020 for the Army, Marines and Navy to get back to full spectrum combat readiness,’ he said. ‘And it’s going to take the Air Force until 2023.’
He outlined and defended the assumptions and realities underpinning the ‘strategy driven’ fiscal year
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The Common Armoured Vehicle System is continuing to rack up orders as the British Army looks likely to become an operator of the vehicle, while Italy and Ireland are also contenders.
As the US Department of Defense looks to counter the growing threat of uncrewed aerial systems to improve homeland security, the DroneHunter acquisition could point to future commercial innovation.
The selection of Hanwha’s K239 Chunmoo long-range precision fires system, with a contract expected to be signed on 30 January, makes Norway the second European country to choose the system. It is expected an operational system will be in service within four years.
This year has begun with main battle tanks taking the lead while orders for large logistics and support vehicles continued from last year. Additionally, two of the British Army’s most significant contracted vehicle programmes, Ajax reconnaissance vehicle and Challenger 3 tank, continued to make news in January.
Canada is improving its Leopard main battle tank fleet but before this is fully completed, it is expected to begin looking for new vehicles.
A surge in aerial threats – from advanced missiles to low-cost drones – is reshaping the way militaries approach air defence, driving demand for flexible, multi-layered solutions.
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