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Army’s Legacy System Cuts Move Future Weapon Systems Towards Procurement By Middle Of FYDP

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, March 13th, 2019

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Army’s Legacy System Cuts Move Future Weapon Systems Towards Procurement By Middle Of FYDP

Ryan McCarthy, the Acting Secretary of the Army, poses for his official portrait in the Army portrait studio at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 3, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Monica King)

The Army’s process of shifting $33 billion in funds from legacy programs, such as the CH-47 Chinook and Bradley fighting vehicle, to its future weapon system is setting the service up to push from prototyping to procurement for many of its future weapon systems beginning in fiscal year 2023 or the middle of the Future Years Defense Program, a senior official said Wednesday. Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy told attendees at the McAleese Conference the process of putting together the Army’s…

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