Analysts: Army equipment spending surge to end - Army News, news from Iraq, - Army Times: "The surge in spending on equipment for the Army over the past several years has likely run its course, the president of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, an independent research organization, told analysts at an investor conference here Tuesday.
But, said Andrew Krepinevich, who is also a former member of the Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessments, that spending surge has resulted in a “hollow” buildup that doesn’t really add to the Army’s assets in a significant way, as equipment continues to be worn out by wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
That situation is unlikely to be remedied as long as the burden of fighting two wars falls heavily on the Army"
