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Army Leaders Call For Fully Funded Modernization To Meet Peer Competition, Including Russia’s ‘Existential Threat’

Army Leaders Call For Fully Funded Modernization To Meet Peer Competition, Including Russia’s ‘Existential Threat’
U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley speaks to Soldiers at Qayyarah Airfield West, Iraq, Dec. 22, 2017. The Soldiers are currently deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Avery Howard)

Army senior leadership told a House panel on Tuesday the service’s plan to shift over $30 billion toward fully funding development of future weapon systems over the next five years is required to meet growing challenge from near-peer competitors such as Russia, which the chief of staff described as “the only current existential threat to the United States.” Secretary Mark Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, the Army chief, testified before the House Armed Services Committee where they discussed planned cuts…

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