"U.S. Army Modernizes Cannons for Digital Warfare Amid Ukraine Conflict"

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Source: The Wall Street Journal
"U.S. Army Modernizes Cannons for Digital Warfare Amid Ukraine Conflict"
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The US Army is using new digital machine tools to produce components for Abrams tanks and automated forges to create 20-foot gun barrels for howitzers at the Watervliet Arsenal, a military base that opened during the War of 1812. The weapons are intended for use in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

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