It has got to be disheartening for pro-Russians after they were so excited a few pieces of western armor were killed before, just to see Ukraine’s forces quickly brought back to higher than the prior strength.

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    I don’t believe that the Bradley is currently being phased out. There’s a proposed replacement in the works, but that’s in the future.

    googles

    https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2023/06/26/heres-who-will-move-forward-in-the-bradley-replacement-competition/

    Each team is expected to develop detailed designs over the next two years, followed by a competitive prototyping phase beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, during which the teams will build a minimum of seven prototype vehicles with an option to build four more.

    Not even in prototypes yet, and the Army has cancelled a bunch of attempts at vehicle replacements in the past partway through.

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      well, other equipment is being focused on based on the lessons from their previous wars. Although I can imagine that this conflict is changing a lot of investment strategies. But your point stands.