As Pete HegeSeth wrote in the internal memorandum published by the Breaking Defense portalchanges regarding the largest type of American armed forces are to create “slimmer, more deadly forces“and to do it”to transform at an accelerated pace, getting rid of outdated, unnecessary and inefficient programs, as well as restructuring the main accommodation and purchasing systems“.
There are changes among the hegeSetha ordered Equipping all divisions with unmanned systems, enabling “command and control based on AI“, or increasing the use of 3D printers for the production of equipment, in which military units are to be equipped.
HegeSeth also wants to complete the acquisition of “outdated systems”, including overtime HMMWV vehicles, outdated Gray Eagle drones and helicopters.
The head of the Pentagon demands the restructuring of the formation of assault helicopters and supplementing them “inexpensive swarms of drones capable of overwhelming opponents“As Alex Miller told journalists, the main technology officer at the Staff of the US Army commander, this means getting rid of the US, among others, older versions of Apache Ah-64D helicopters. As Breaking Defense points out, it is not clear whether they will be replaced by the latest version of AH-64E. 96 of these latest machines were ordered by Poland.
As the US Army commanded by the portal said, Gen. Randy George, withdrawal of older helicopters “It will really increase operational readiness“Due to the cost of maintaining AH-64D.
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The US will also give up further purchases of Humvee (HMMWV) and JLTV. They will also not acquire newly developed M10 Booker light tanks, whose first copies went to the army last year.
