Army ‘taking a hard look’ at what end-strength it can actually afford February 18 Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade pictured in December at Grafenwöhr Training Area, in Germany. (Maj. Robert Fellingham/Army) As the Army faces tighter budgets in the coming years, keen observers wonder whether ambitious modernization programs will be curtailed to make way for end-strength growth, or vice versa. “We’d like a much bigger Army, but what I have to do at my level is say, you know, what can we actually afford,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said Wednesday during a virtual discussion hosted by the Heritage Foundation. “That’s what we’re taking a hard look at.”
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Dec 28, 2020
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A rocket from the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher convoy shoots off into the night during a training exercise Dec 22, 2020, Ali Al Salem Airbase, Kuwait. Soldiers from the 1-14th Field Artillery Regiment train diligently over the holidays as they work to maneuver their trucks from point A to point B in a timely manner and complete the assigned fire mission.(Photo by U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Jermaine Jackson)
The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System was developed for the United States Army in the late 1990s to deliver precision rocket strike capabilities at stand off range. Mounted on a standard military truck frame, the HIMARS can carry up to six rockets or a single MGM-140 ATACMS missile.
Cairo: Kuwait has taken delivery of two Caracal helicopters, the first in a deal worth 1.7 billion euros.
The Kuwaiti army said it launched the new arrivals at a ceremony on Thursday at the Ali Al Salem Airbase attended by military chief of staff Gen. Khalid Saleh Al Sabah.
They will be used in search, rescue and medical evacuation missions as well as transporting VIP personalities and emergency aid to disaster-hit zones, the army added on its Twitter account.
The two are part of an order for 30 H225M Caracal multirole utility helicopters placed by Kuwait with the aircraft maker Airbus.