; Whereas allied and adversarial nations have made vast technological and engineering improvements that cannot be applied to our current vehicles; Whereas ground combat vehicles are fundamental in the future multi-domain battle landscape where American technological superiority is challenged and support from other services is contested, the Army still must maintain the capability to overmatch threats in direct fire fights at close and long ranges and protect combat vehicles from current and emerging threats independent of air and naval support; Whereas an Armored Brigade Combat Team is the only Army formation that provides full spectrum combat power to Combatant Commanders; and Whereas because the Army believes it is gravely underinvested in close-combat overmatch … gravely underinvested in combat vehicles in particular , this Congress sees an immediate need for a more rapid paced modernization strategy and a next generation solution developed by the Army and industry: Now, therefore, be it