Soldiers saddled with incompatible kit, NATO says

[Kefka]

http://www.rawstory.com/showarticle...01_L03236743_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-ARMS-NATO-DC.html

NATO planners gave a withering assessment of the West's defense arsenal on Tuesday, saying their forces are sometimes unable to talk to each other on the ground because costly defense systems are not compatible.

Problems in getting state-of-the art equipment from rival manufacturers to link up are making it harder for forces of different countries and even units within the U.S. military to co-ordinate -- and costing taxpayers millions to sort out.

Can we say "cost over-runs", boys and girls? I knew you could!

And remember: much of that is out of the pockets of American tax payers.