Cheney quoted in National Defense Magazine: the need to recapitalize ground equipment
In today’s National Defense Magazine, ASP CEO – Stephen A. Cheney – was quoted:
Retired Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Stephen A. Cheney, now executive director of the American Security Project, said neither of the services have a big acquisition program in hand to replace the majority of their ground equipment. Yes, they received a lot of new, nice equipment during the past decade. But they got used, he noted.
“As almost any soldier and Marine will tell you, they have been driving these trucks and Humvees into the ground, so I think there is a huge concern about recapitalization,” Cheney said.
When compared to jet fighters, ships, submarines and the like, “it’s not a large amount of money to invest in the next generation rifle or ground combat vehicle,” he added.
You can read the full article here.
