Congressional negotiators have reached a deal to allocate $383.4M in fiscal 2019 funds for the U.S. Army's research and development work on weapons systems and munitions, Defense News reported Monday. The negotiated spending bill released late Thursday reflects a $343M increase from the service's budget request of $40.4M for weapons and munitions tech development and improvement efforts.
Read More »Army Leaders Talk Funding Need to Back Modernization Plan at Senate Subpanel Hearing
A group of U.S. Army leaders appeared before a Senate Armed Services Committee subpanel Wednesday to testify that the service branch has begun modernization efforts and needs funding to support such initiatives amid threats posed by countries such as Russia and China, Stars and Stripes reported Wednesday. “The Army has …
Read More »Gen. Mark Milley: Army Eyes Rapid Tech Procurements Through Restructuring Effort
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has said the service will launch a restructuring effort as part of a modernization strategy that seeks to increase the U.S. military’s competitive advantage against regional and global threats across ground, air, maritime, space and cyber domains, Defense One reported Friday. The realignment seeks …
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