Casey praises new cannon in Minnesota

[unhappycamper]

Casey praises new cannon in Minnesota
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday May 23, 2008 16:11:06 EDT

MINNEAPOLIS — The Army’s top commander says he’s feeling good about a modernization program after seeing a new cannon prototype in Minnesota.

Gen. George Casey, joined by Republican Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma, toured BAE Systems on Friday to see the new non-line-of-sight cannon.

The two-man vehicle is still several years away from being used in combat, but Casey says its precision and versatility could help U.S. troops in Iraq and future conflicts.

The cannon is part of an Army modernization plan called “Future Combat Systems.” Some have criticized the program for delays and escalating costs.

But on Friday, Inhofe and Casey said they’re hopeful skeptics will support the effort now that they have an example.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/05/ap_caseycannon_052308/

[provis99]

1. the damned thing is already a huge white elephant

along with the whole Future Combat Systems project. Just a money grabbing scheme by defense contractors. You know it's no good if the biggest jerk in the Senate, Inhofe, is there to plug for the system.