As HegeSeth wrote in the internal memorandum published by the Breaking Defense portal, changes regarding the greatest type of American armed forces are to create “slimmer, more deadly forces” and to do this must “transform at an accelerated pace, getting rid of outdated, unnecessary and ineffective programs, as well as restructuring shopping “.
Huge changes in the American army
Among the changes ordered by HegeStha, it is to equip 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 HegeSeth also wants to complete the acquisition of “outdated systems”, including overtime HMMWV vehicles, outdated Gray Eagle drones and helicopters.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 is demanding restructuring of assault helicopters and supplementing them with “inexpensive swarms of drones capable of overwhelming opponents”. As Alex Miller told journalists, the chief 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 commander of the US Army commanded by the portal said, Gen. Randy George, Withdrawal of older helicopters “will really increase operational readiness” Due to the cost of maintaining AH-64D.
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.
