The US is building new weapons designed for “high-intensity conflict” with China and Russia, US Army officials revealed earlier this week. US Secretary of the Army Mark Esper stated that he intends to invest more in advanced weapons and technologies that would be needed “to penetrate Russian or Chinese air defenses” in case of a confrontation with those countries.
Esper’s wish list includes long-range artillery, attack and reconnaissance aircraft, air and missile defenses, and command-and-control networks.
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