Mr. Chairman, even the British forces operating in Afghanistan brought their own equipment. The British also have a helicopter carrier in the Indian Ocean with an attack helicopter and more equipment.
After looking at the equipment projects referred to in the estimates I noticed there seemed to be no plans to replace our Leopard C1 main battle tanks. Leopard C1s have been modernized but they are to be withdrawn from service in about 2010.
Is there a single major NATO country that does not have a main battle tank capability?