The army also wants to buy medium-weight armoured vehicles to replace existing equipment, some of it built in the 1960s.

ECONOMIST: Defence procurement

We would urge Congress to consider enacting legislation that would provide tax incentives for U.S. industry to replace existing equipment that conforms to current COCOM standards.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy | Submitted Testimony by Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. on The Application Of National Security Export Controls To The East Bloc