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Army Details 37 Programs Reduced In FY ’22 Budget Request To Save Over $1.5 Billion

Army Details 37 Programs Reduced In FY ’22 Budget Request To Save Over $1.5 Billion
BAE Systems delivered the first AMPV to the Army on August 31, 2020. Photo: BAE Systems.

The Army’s move to reduce 37 programs to find over $1.5 billion in savings in its FY ‘22 budget request included pulling a planned $577 million increase for the Armored Multipurpose Vehicle (AMPV) program and over $154 million from Abrams tank upgrades. Documents provided to Defense Daily on Thursday listed out the 37 programs, which along with the seven cancelled programs, totaling $48 million, in the request adds up to Army’s $1.6 billion in savings from the latest round of…

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