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and ultrasonic speed, long range missiles “AIM-120D”, “JSOW-ER”,
“JASSM-ER” and also automatic control systems.
A lot of systems or weapons having been manufactured over the last
years of the Cold War and after that are now considered worn out and
liable to decommissioning; so by the end of 2020s the American military
will take out of service signifi cant number of aircraft, ships and other mil-
itary hardware. Therefore, appropriate substitutes must be found for all of
them, though the majority of new systems have already been created or
are under development. Here, taking necessary steps towards upgrading
and enhancement of the US Armed Forces will ensure their dominance
in the world for a long time and force its rivals to lag well behind. After
the Cold War, the US and its allies got too much carried away by the so-
called “irregular warfare,” it’s time to re-focus again on traditional war-
fare.
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