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Army Expecting Nearly $7 Billion More In 2018, Mostly For Modernization

Army Expecting Nearly $7 Billion More In 2018, Mostly For Modernization
Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper (right), discusses unit readiness with Lt. Col. Christopher L’Heureux, the commander of the 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, during Allied Spirit VIII at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 30, 2018. The Secretary of the Army visited Allied Spirit VIII to observe the training exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Hubert D. Delany III / 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

When and if Congress passes a two-year bipartisan spending bill, the Army stands to receive a nearly $7 billion plus-up to its fiscal 2018 budget, most of which will be spent on modernization, according to service officials.The service’s cut of the $25 billion increase in defense spending proposed in the Bipartisan Budget Act is about $6.8 billion, Secretary Mark Esper said Feb. 21.“We’re going to continue to build readiness,” Esper told reporters during a roundtable in his office at the…

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