Pentagon General Warns Window for US Army Modernization Is Closing
General Dan Caine urges US defense industry to speed up delivery of quality weapons at lower cost, according to a report by Russian news agency TASS.
A senior Pentagon figure, General Dan Caine, has warned that the opportunity to modernize the United States Army is narrowing, according to a report published by Russian state news agency TASS.
TASS reported that General Caine called on the US military-industrial complex to "move faster" in producing weapons for the armed forces.
According to the TASS report, Caine urged defense contractors "to deliver quality weapons" on schedule and at reduced costs.
The report did not provide further details on the specific context of the remarks, the venue at which they were made, or additional elaboration on the scope of the modernization concerns raised.
TASS is a Russian state-controlled news agency. This article is based solely on the agency's reporting, and independent confirmation of the remarks attributed to General Caine was not immediately available.
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- Window of opportunity for modernizing US army closing — Pentagon — TASS (Russia)
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