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Army

Army’s $182.3 Billion FY ’20 Budget Request Includes Legacy System Cuts To Fund Modernization

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, March 12th, 2019

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Army’s $182.3 Billion FY ’20 Budget Request Includes Legacy System Cuts To Fund Modernization

BAE Systems' next-generation Bradley fighting vehicle concept

The Army has requested $182.3 billion for its fiscal year 2020 budget, including a shift of nearly $33 billion towards modernization, initiating senior leadership’s goal to reach a 50-50 split between procuring legacy systems and funding development of future systems within the next five years. Officials detailed the FY '20 budget request on Tuesday that will start the process of curtailing 186 programs through fiscal year 2024 as the service looks to shift $57 billion, over the same period, from…

Congress

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Missile Defense

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Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]