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-Land of the Free
The Outlines of US Military Reform Under Trump
2024-12-06
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Text taken from the Telegram channel of thehegemonist

Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin is in italics.

[ColonelCassad] Hoffmann+ reported on the Trumpists' plans to reform the US intelligence community, as outlined in Project 2025. In this collection, the chapter on the Pentagon's new policy was written by Colonel Christopher Miller, Acting Secretary of Defense during Donald Trump's first presidency. Miller is a native of the US Army Special Forces, or "Green Berets."

His plan involves strengthening all branches of the US Armed Forces:

THE ARMY.
An increase in the number of 50 thousand people, 6 priority modernization programs:
long-range precision fire weapons,
next-generation combat vehicles NGCV (Next Generation Combat Vehicle),
advanced army helicopters FVL (Future Vertical Lift),
automated combat management system C3N (Command, Control, Communications, and Network),
air defense systems MS (Missiles and Space),
small arms and wearable devices SL (Soldier Lethality)

NAVY.
Increasing the fleet's list to more than 355 ships,
accelerating the procurement procedure for ammunition,
prioritizing the development of unmanned vehicles,
as well as intercontinental sea-based missiles

MARINE CORPS (MCM).
Implementation of the Marine Corps Force Design 2030 modernization plan,
procurement of additional M142 HIMARS,
UAVs, and counter-UAV systems,
decommissioning of the Air Force's M777 towed 155mm howitzers.

Increased production of F-35 fighters and B-21 bombers,
implementation of the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program,
modernization of military transport aviation and air refueling capabilities,
procurement of a large number of medium-range air weapons,
doubling the fleet of EA-37B electronic warfare aircraft

SPACE FORCE.
Strengthening offensive potential and control over space, including near-lunar space

In addition, Trump spoke in favor of a new missile defense system that will cover the United States, as well as modernizing and increasing the country's nuclear arsenal.

(c) A. Hoffmann

As you can see, all the desires are aimed at maintaining global military dominance, which the United States is not going to voluntarily give up, which will lead to an increase in the number of local wars and conflict in the short and medium term.
Posted by:badanov

#7  Reinstate a version of the Monroe Doctrine while China can still be countered in the Southern Hemisphere. The Americas for Americans...!
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2024-12-06 15:39  

#6  NAVY.

Add remedial ship-handling
Posted by: Mercutio   2024-12-06 09:05  

#5  /\ Overseas misadventures are the mother's milk of the Klingon community. Shi* disturbing is a quasi essential element of the Military Industrial Complex (MIC). The MIC and Klingon misadventures, also known as "Nation Building" go hand-in-hand.
Posted by: Besoeker   2024-12-06 08:00  

#4  Still focused on a 'hammer' looking for a nail to hammer. Americans are tired of overseas adventures. There is no more money. They've ignored their first mission is to protect the homeland which is being over run.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2024-12-06 06:42  

#3  Nasa's Moon mission to go where no man has gone for half a century is delayed by another year
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-12-06 05:56  

#2  Near lunar space programs

A Primer on Cislunar Space

Anything else, Sir?
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-12-06 04:57  

#1  I would love to see the point paper on Near lunar space programs...
Posted by: 49 Pan   2024-12-06 01:01  

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