Closing the Army's Tactical Air Defense Gap

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This is not necessarily a statement of need. It is an opinion piece:

"The articles and other content which appear on the Modern War Institute website are unofficial expressions of opinion. The views expressed are those of the authors, and do not reflect the official position of the United States Military Academy, Department of the Army, or Department of Defense."

Here is what the Army is buying now:

https://defensescoop.com/2024/02/09/army-600-coyote-counter-...

https://www.rtx.com/raytheon/news/2024/02/08/meet-lids-a-sur...

There are also laser defeaters in development, and EW counter-drone systems are currently in use.

Pulling people out of retirement to build more of the same short range missile the Army bought in the 80’s is not how the gap is closed. Where are the new systems? Does anyone build things anymore?

Compare the revenues of the MIL complex to the rest of the options available on the Fortune 500. People dont realize how big the gap has grown between what nation states can afford and what transnational corps are raking in. Its a no brainer where the best and the brightest end up working.

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