The past, present and future of Army vehicles
Defense One Radio
English - October 15, 2021 20:02 - 34 minutes - 79.1 MB - ★★★★ - 128 ratingsNews defenseindustry foreignpolicy intelligence military nationalsecurity Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This episode is broken into three parts:
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'No front line,' with former Explosive Ordnance Disposal officer Brian Castner (at the 1:59 mark); -
The Weight, with Marine Corps Infantry officer Walker Mills (at 15:09); -
The Future, featuring Army Maj. Gen. Ross Coffman, director of the Next-Generation Combat Vehicles Cross-Functional Team; Deputy Program Executive Officer for Army Ground Combat Vehicles, Jim Schirmer; and Mike Cadieux, director of the Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center (starting at 24:02).
Extra reading:
- "Projected Acquisition Costs for the Army’s Ground Combat Vehicles," Congressional Budget Office, April 2021 (PDF);
- Read Mills' take on the JLTV (from Sept. 2020) at the Modern War Institute, here;
- Watch "Pentagon Wars" on HBO, here; or find the book on Amazon, here.
Find a transcript of this episode here.