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McCain Claims US Army ‘Woefully Behind’ on Modernization

© AFP 2023 / ROMEO GACAD US Army armament crew specialist Michael Mayo, from Florida, loads the rocket pod of an an Apache AH-64D attack helicopter also armed with Hellfire missiles at left
US Army armament crew specialist Michael Mayo, from Florida, loads the rocket pod of an an Apache AH-64D attack helicopter also armed with Hellfire missiles at left - Sputnik International
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The US Army has fallen significantly behind in modernizing its military equipment, yet it very much needs newer capabilities to respond to growing threats, US Senator John McCain stated on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — McCain added that the US Army was "essentially organized and equipped as it was in the 1980s."

"Meanwhile, the Army is woefully behind on modernization. The Army must modernize for the harsh realities of 21st century warfare," McCain warned during a US Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to consider the nomination of the next US Army secretary.

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He noted that the Army’s key enabling forces, including artillery, armored cavalry and engineers, had been reduced to levels that are compromising its "ability to field campaign-quality forces."

McCain’s remarks come as the US military is struggling to pay for major expenses over the next decade for much needed upgrades across the service branches. By the mid-2020s, the United States is expected to need more than $700 billion to modernize its nuclear triad.

In recent months, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has been trying to persuade Congress to get rid of the automatic sequestration process that imposes major automatic structural cuts on the country’s military.

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