As telegraphed by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Feb. 25, the Army’s $120.5 billion portion of the president’s budget request for fiscal year 2015 ends the Ground Combat Vehicle at the close of the technology demonstration phase, divests OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopters and moves AH-64 Apache helicopters from the National Guard to the active component. Army officials said at a Tuesday budget briefing that the land force’s approach to the budget reductions for 2015 is to resource near term readiness while…
