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Army Details $185.9 Billion FY ‘25 Budget Request, Plans $4.5 Billion Aviation Reinvestment In Coming Years

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, March 11th, 2024

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Army Details $185.9 Billion FY ‘25 Budget Request, Plans $4.5 Billion Aviation Reinvestment In Coming Years

The first CH-47F Block II Chinook in final assembly at Boeing’s Ridley Park, PA facility. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

The Army on Monday released its $185.9 billion budget request for fiscal year 2025, with officials confirming its recent aviation restructuring resulted in shifting $4.5 billion to new priorities over the coming years. Under Secretary of the Army Gabe Camarillo told reporters ahead of the Army’s budget rollout the request keeps the service’s modernization efforts “on pace,” to include a $1 billion increase in procurement, up to $24.4 billion, as more new systems are moving from development into production. “This…

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