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Army’s $13.5 Billion ‘Night Court’ Savings In Budget Request Includes Adjustments To JLTV, AMPV

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, February 11th, 2020

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Army’s $13.5 Billion ‘Night Court’ Savings In Budget Request Includes Adjustments To JLTV, AMPV

JLTV

Army officials on Tuesday detailed the service’s request to cancel 41 programs and reduce or delay another 39 to find $13.5 billion in savings over the next five years, including potentially adding another vendor to drive down production of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) and stretching the buy of Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles. The service’s $178 billion budget request released on Monday included the latest round of “night court” savings, which looks to realign funds toward higher priorities, with plans to…

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