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Army To Spend Over $1 Billion On TiC 2.0 Fielding, Includes Drones, EW, Mobility Platforms

Army To Spend Over $1 Billion On TiC 2.0 Fielding, Includes Drones, EW, Mobility Platforms
Paratroopers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, ride in an Infantry Squad Vehicle during Falcon Avalanche at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, Feb. 6, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Devyn Adams)

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Army plans to spend over $1 billion through fiscal year 2027 on fielding capabilities out of the next iteration of its Transforming in Contact (TiC) 2.0 initiative, to include buying thousands of drones, counter-UAS capabilities and mobility platforms, a lead official said Tuesday. Lt. Gen. Joseph Ryan, deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, detailed the Army’s plans to expand with TiC 2.0, after the service spent about $15 million on capabilities under the first iteration of the rapid…

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