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Replacing Bradley at this time appears not to be worth it.

The exact number of necessary AMPVs would be a question.

SEP replacements seems like it can wait, possibly for a while but, longer range 120mm AT whether guided or not should be a priority.

IMHO it remains a question why Strykers are not being replaced by latest Piranha.

Current USArmy efforts on a gun based active APS (s) and passive APS tech would seem to be priority.

The 64's exact role (SEAD, BAI or CAS or AT or all the above) & the means to self-protect would seem important also.
 


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Are, the NATO members' governments, actually stopping buying American military wares of any kind in any considerable degree or capacity? Because so far it seems nobody actually translated their words into actions.
 
A bill with an additional $150B in defense spending will be taken up on Tuesday in the House.


I extracted the bill into a spreadsheet and cleaned it up a bit to see where the dollars are.

Shipbuilding has the largest bucket at $33B, with many line items for general industrial development, as well as additional ships in a few classes: 3x John Lewis, 1x Virginia, 2x Burke, 1x America, and 1x San Antonio. $2B is also included for Landing Ship Medium, which recently had been paused and adjusted in scope.

Missile defense is next at $24B, with a few notably large line items: $5.6B for space-based and boost phase intercept capabilities, $7.2B for space-based sensors, and $2.2B for hypersonic defense (glide phase interceptor?)

"Munitions" and "Low-cost weapons," while separate sections, total $29.9B. This includes $65M for integration of an Army missile interceptor onto Navy ships, presumably this is PAC-3. Drones and the drone industrial base are included here as well.
$3.1B for F-15 EX, $400M for F-47, $500M for F/A-XX.
$1.5B for Sentinal, $4.5B for B-21, $2B for SLCM-N
$4B for classified space superiority programs for INDOPACOM
$1.6B total for infrastructure and airfields in INDOPACOM, although "hardened aircraft shelters" is conspicuously absent as a direct mention.
$5B for border operations.
Remember, this is all in addition to the current funding from last year under the continuing resolution.
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For what I know of the German population (I visited from Meckleburg to Freiburg) this will not translate automatically into combat readiness or will to join the Bundeswehr. And I do not wish a "Germany awaken" moment. Matter of fact, the less they spend or think about seriously rearming the better.
 
Excluding the UK and demanding trade concessions, freedom of movement and fishery rights is a certain path to turn the UK away from collective collaboration.

This has got to be driven by France in order to scoop up that money. Not going to play well with the likes of Poland or Sweden.

If Starmer gives in, his days will be numbered and I wouldn't bank any such treaty considering the major political swings coming. Lot's of choppy waters ahead.
 
Are, the NATO members' governments, actually stopping buying American military wares of any kind in any considerable degree or capacity? Because so far it seems nobody actually translated their words into actions.
That's like asking 'Are we there yet?' before the car has left the garage. It'll take months if not years, or years if not decades to see if there's a significant effect, because that's the timescale of defence procurement.
 

The Coast Guard section includes:
  • $571.5M - Fixed-wing aircraft, spare parts, simulators, support equipment
  • $2.3B - Rotary-wing aircraft, spare parts, simulators, support equipment
  • $140M - Long-range UAVs, base stations, support equipment
  • $4.3B - Offshore Patrol Cutters, spare parts
  • $1.0B - Fast Response Cutters, spare parts
  • $4.3B - Polar Security Cutters, spare parts
  • $5.0B - Arctic Security Cutters and domestic icebreakers, spare parts
  • $3.25B - Shoreside infrastructure:
    • $500M - Hangars, maintenance, crew facilities (for aircraft above)
    • $2.33B - Homeports (for Cutters above and National Security Cutters)
    • $425M - Boot camp barracks, training centers, related facilities
  • $1.4B - Depot maintenance for aviation, cutters, shoreside/C5I facilities
    • Includes $500M for floating dry dock and channel dredging
  • $180M - Maritime domain awareness systems
    • Includes $75M for autonomous maritime systems
  • $162M - Waterways Commerce Cutters, spare parts
 

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