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Army

Army Wants ReARMM Model In Place By FY ‘22 To Enable Targeted Deliveries Of New Systems

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, October 15th, 2020

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Army Wants ReARMM Model In Place By FY ‘22 To Enable Targeted Deliveries Of New Systems

Soldiers from 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stage tactical vehicles for loading on to trains at Fort Carson, Colorado, Nov. 7, 2016.

The Army is aiming to install a new force general model by fiscal year 2022, which will include an effort to move toward more targeted delivery of next-generation weapon systems to required units. Army officials detailed the new Regionally Aligned Readiness and Modernization Model (ReARMM) to reporters on Tuesday and said the service will spend the next year refining the model to create predictable six month cycles for fielding new equipment to units rather than the current system of delivering…

Congress

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Army

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