unhappycamper note: Since the ‘Pentagon’ (Righthaven LLC? Gannett?) has ‘requested’ that I only post one paragraph from articles on
Army Times, and
Airforce Times, To keep in that same (new) tradition, I will also do the same for for articles on
Navy Times,
Marine Corps Times,
stripes.com and
military.com.
To read the article in the military's own words, you will need to click the link.
Read all about Fair Use
here. It sure is beginning to smell like fascism.
unhappycamper summary of this article: The military is no longer talking about their high-priced toys and are now talking about lower-priced toys. For example, we are gonna be buying 50,000 Enhanced Night Vision goggles for $770 million dollars - to the tune of $15,400 a pop. And lotsa other 'good ' stuff too like IED ground penetrating radar, green ammo {huh?), new vests, new carbines, new parachutes, etc. etc.etc.
Equipping the soldier of the futureBy Lance M. Bacon - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Nov 1, 2010 5:57:44 EDT
The result is state-of-the-art gear going from idea to inventory in less than a year. Some of these projects have made their way into the ranks; others are just around the corner. Twelve of the top items soldiers will see within the year: