Posted on Dec 8, 2022
The Army will finally stand up a laser-equipped Stryker platoon next month
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Glad to see we are still moving forward on equipment procurement. Now if we only have properly trained folks to operate it
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COL Randall C.
Training on the employment of the Stryker-based systems should be no more difficult than training THAAD or Patriot operators - the system largely does the engagement.
However, maintenance of the system ... yeah, that's going to be the long pole in the tent. I remember way back when I was an S2 for a Patriot unit that we always had our highly skilled/highly paid contractors along with us to do the 'real maintenance' on the system.
Our Soldiers largely just were told by the system that module 23 had a fault and they replaced module 23 ... then gave it to the contractor (who did field/forward shop repairs or sent it back to the company).
However, maintenance of the system ... yeah, that's going to be the long pole in the tent. I remember way back when I was an S2 for a Patriot unit that we always had our highly skilled/highly paid contractors along with us to do the 'real maintenance' on the system.
Our Soldiers largely just were told by the system that module 23 had a fault and they replaced module 23 ... then gave it to the contractor (who did field/forward shop repairs or sent it back to the company).
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Good news.
Lasers are the future of warfare and advancements over the last few years along have been amazing in moving us further towards the "sci-fi future" we've all read about.
Lasers are the future of warfare and advancements over the last few years along have been amazing in moving us further towards the "sci-fi future" we've all read about.
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