By Jen DiMascio Despite warnings from the secretary of defense and members of Congress, the Army maintains it can afford and has planned for its top modernization program--the Future Combat System (FCS). Last week, Defense Secretary Robert Gates was asked a question about a $119 billion shortfall in its budget plan for increasing the size of the Army's force. Looking at the cost of FCS and pressures on the defense budget, "it is hard form me to see how that…
Army Holds Fast To FCS Funding Plan
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