It has got to be disheartening for pro-Russians after they were so excited a few pieces of western armor were killed before, just to see Ukraine’s forces quickly brought back to higher than the prior strength.

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      I don’t believe that the Bradley is currently being phased out. There’s a proposed replacement in the works, but that’s in the future.

      googles

      https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2023/06/26/heres-who-will-move-forward-in-the-bradley-replacement-competition/

      Each team is expected to develop detailed designs over the next two years, followed by a competitive prototyping phase beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, during which the teams will build a minimum of seven prototype vehicles with an option to build four more.

      Not even in prototypes yet, and the Army has cancelled a bunch of attempts at vehicle replacements in the past partway through.

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        well, other equipment is being focused on based on the lessons from their previous wars. Although I can imagine that this conflict is changing a lot of investment strategies. But your point stands.

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    Other equipment in the latest drawdown:

    • Additional munitions for Patriot air defense systems;
    • Stinger anti-aircraft systems;
    • Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
    • Demolitions munitions and systems for obstacle clearing;
    • Mine clearing equipment;
    • 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds;
    • Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles;
    • Javelin anti-armor systems;
    • AT-4 anti-armor systems;
    • Anti-armor rockets;
    • High-speed Anti-radiation missiles (HARMs);
    • Precision aerial munitions;
    • Small arms and over 22 million rounds of small arms ammunition and grenades;
    • Thermal imagery systems and night vision devices;
    • Testing and diagnostic equipment to support vehicle maintenance and repair;
    • Spare parts, generators, and other field equipment.