The Cost of a Soldier

[Abbott Shaull]

Originally Posted by dragoon500ly

Here are some of the latest items from the 2011 Military Budget:

$733 million for the purchase of 100 Stryker NBC-Recon variants...got to get ride of the M-93! Not Purchased Here! Has it occurred to anyone else, that like cockroaches, Strykers are breeding faster than they can be killed off?

$884 million for the Ground Combat Vehicle, this is the replacement vehicle for the M-113.

$1.4 billion for the CH-47F, purchase of 47 ac.

The Army is also planning to spend several millions in R&D to develop a new series of ultra-lightweight rechargable batteries...

Gee they still making CH-47 thought production was done.

Replacing the M-113 don't think this will happen in our lifetime. One of those things when you build a purpose.

Uhm... Stryker seems to be only the contender in the last 50 years that can replace the M-113 series of family.

Wow they need these batteries since when and they have had the technology to research it since when, and they are now only looking for it to be developed.