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In the early 2000s, the U.S. military focused on becoming a more lighter, agile, and lethal force. This meant creating new vehicles like the armored Stryker.

In the era of modern warfare, where timelines are extremely short,strategic agility cannot be undervalued thus demonstrating a needto accelerate Army transformation.

 

America's long-range bomber force needs to be modernized; itsnuclear force structure is largely a relic of the Cold War; andArmy transformation must move forward to give America's soldiersthe tools they need to succeed. These programs are vulnerable tocuts in the concluding elements of the budget process, but all mustremain fully funded to help ensure a strong national defense infuture years.

While the Main Battle Tank has dominated ground conflict for almost the last half-century of wars, it is a very costly machine in many aspects. MBTs take a lot of resources to deploy, operate, and procure due to their heavy armor and weight. They are often not very strategically mobile, requiring shipping on ships as opposed to aircraft.