Lasers, robot tanks, hypersonic missiles, and more.
Here s What You Need to Remember: These future weapons should begin to be used within the next few years.
The U.S. Army already fields an impressive array of weapons. But as the U.S. Army prepares itself for potential conflicts against high-tech Russian and Chinese armies, the Army is working on a slew of new systems ranging from tanks to missiles.
The result will be the gradual disappearance of the familiar weapons born during the Cold War the Abrams tanks and Apache helicopters that symbolize America s arsenal. In their place will be a new generation of weapons.
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital
Congress. The Senate is in session this week, and the House is out of session until May 10. House Republicans are headed to Orlando, FL this week for their annual issues retreat, which will include numerous speakers, though former President Donald Trump has not been invited. Meanwhile, the Senate is set to vote on numerous nominees as well as on Sen. Tammy Duckworth s (D-IL) Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021, which earned a unanimous vote last month in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
Additionally, there are a handful of committee hearings this week, including a hearing from Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) on Wednesday on the COVID response and one from House Science, Space, and Technology (SST) on National Science Foundation research. On Thursday, the hearings include ones from the House Education and Labor and House Small Business Committees on Building Back Better and f
Hanwha Defense’s Redback to use Soucy’s Composite Rubber Track System Our Bureau 595
Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Soucy’s Composite Rubber Track system will be fitted to the Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicle produced by Hanwha Defense under an agreement signed today.
The Redback is under consideration by the Commonwealth under an ongoing tender process for Project LAND 400 Phase 3, which is an $18 billion to $27 billion project tasked to acquire 450 Infantry Fighting Vehicles for the Australian Defence Force.
Soucy’s Composite Rubber Track (CRT) offers many advantages over conventional metal track designs including up to 70% less vibration, up to 13.5 decibels of noise reduction, less weight, better manoeuvrability, up to 80% less maintenance, and better efficiency that enables higher top vehicle speeds or fuel savings of up to 30%.
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