From force structure to lethality, Army poised to unveil key decisions: 2024 preview
A trio of new longer range missiles could also be in soldiers’ hands over the next dozen months.
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A trio of new longer range missiles could also be in soldiers’ hands over the next dozen months.
Pentagon leaders say 2024 will be a key year for the Army to bolster defenses around Guam, a critically strategic island in the Indo-Pacific region.
“In ‘24, we intend to deploy that system in the region. I'm not going to say where and when, but I will just say that we will deploy them in the region,” said US Army Pacific commander Gen. Charles Flynn.
Without a major test of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body, the Army's plan to field its hypersonic weapon by the end of the year has slipped away.
“We're close to understanding what exactly the problem was, which will inform our path to getting back to testing,” said Army acquisition head Doug Bush.