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Army’s $4.4 Billion Unfunded Priorities List Calls For More JLTV, CH-47F Block II Funds

Army’s $4.4 Billion Unfunded Priorities List Calls For More JLTV, CH-47F Block II Funds
A Boeing CH-47F (Photo: U.S. Army)

The Army has submitted a list of $4.4 billion in unfunded priorities for fiscal year 2022 to Congress, according to documents obtained by Defense Daily, to include requesting additional funds to procure more Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTVs) and CH-47F Block II Chinooks.  The list also requests additional resources to accelerate the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) program, which will replace the service’s Shadow drones, and funds to avoid delaying research into a new Electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (eLRV).…

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