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Army Trims Precision Munitions Plans, But Long-Range Precision Fires Could Be a New-Start

Army Trims Precision Munitions Plans, But Long-Range Precision Fires Could Be a New-Start
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Budget cuts have forced the Army to scale back its long-range precision strike plans, but moving forward with two programs will help the service fill holes in its capabilities and reduce maintenance costs, officials said at the Precision Strike Annual Review on Wednesday. The Army revamped its Long-Range Investment Requirements Analysis (LIRA) in light of sequestration cuts, and the 2016 plan is noticeably trimmer than previous ones, said Lt. Col. Francis Moss, the head of an Army Headquarters’ force development…

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