
The outgoing civilian leader of the U.S. Army is warning that his service will face a major equipment shortfall in the next decade if it does not receive more money for modernization.Due to funding constraints over the past decade, the Army has been forced to upgrade existing weapons systems instead of buying new ones. But those legacy platforms are running out of service life and could be sidelined before replacements become available, Army Secretary Eric Fanning said Jan. 13.“There’s a…