“BREAKING DEFENSE “ July 23, 2021
“This is a really big deal,” said Maj. Gen. Ross Coffman, director of the Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cross-Functional Team. “So far, we’ve learned a lot of great lessons but we think we’re on the right track.” It is very important for the Army to be right this time.”
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Those of us who were there through the development of the current model in the Army inventory and its predecessor “DIVADS” can’t help scratching our heads at this news and remember the 1980’s HBO Movie, “The Pentagon Wars”,(Video Above)
The movie was a humorous but remarkably true story of the design and development of one of the costliest weapons systems ever to grace the Pentagon Budget, “The Bradley Fighting Vehicle “.
The movie starred Kelsey Grammer as the Pentagon General who led the government establishment sponsoring the vehicle program. The profusion of design and performance specification changes and other difficulties which plagued the program for years was hilariously but accurately portrayed in the film. It was nominated for an Emmy.
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