By the end of 2023, soldiers will go into the field with 24 new weapons and other combat systems, either prototypes or fully operational equipment.
The two dozen systems being rolled out are the backbone of the Army’s plans to modernize the weapons and equipment it uses in nearly every aspect of how it fights. Over the next decade, the Army will field more than 30 new systems, from rifles to tanks and drones to the continent-crossing “Dark Eagle” missile system. Army Futures Command officials told Coffee or Die Magazine that 14 of those systems, including enhanced night vision gear, were already in the hands of soldiers. With more than half of the systems not yet in the field, the next couple of years are key for delivery.