Army
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Air ForceProcurement, Modernization Will Cover Most Of Expected Defense Budget Shortfall In FY2017
The Pentagon after releasing its fiscal year 2017 budget on Feb. 9 will find itself needing to come up with $22 billion to cover the difference between its request and […]
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ArmyCommission: Army Focus On Readiness Should Not Come At Expense Of Modernization
The Army is focusing on rebuilding readiness as its number one funding priority, but the emphasis is sucking up funds that could be used for much-needed modernization, the Commission on […]
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ArmyArmy Commission Calls For Permanent Armor Brigade In Europe To Legitimize Russian Deterrence
The Army does not have enough tanks and armored vehicles in Europe to provide a believable deterrent to Russian aggression against NATO and should bolster its position by permanently stationing […]
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ArmyArmy Commission’s Solution To Aviation Restructure Adds $165 Million In Annual Costs
The National Commission on the Future of the Army proposed an aviation restructure solution that keeps AH-64 Apache helicopters in the Army National Guard, but it would cost an extra […]
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ArmyCommission Calls For Fully Intergated Army Kept At Or Above 980,000 Troops, Current Funding Levels
An army of nearly one million troops is necessary to accomplish the service’s current mission as prescribed by the U.S. national security strategy, the commission tasked with prescribing a future […]
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Air ForceNext President Will Grapple With Defense Acquisition Bow Wave, Study Finds
After years of stagnant Pentagon budgets, the next presidential administration will face a defense acquisition bow wave in the early 2020s and will need an influx of funding to pay […]
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ArmyReport On Army’s Future, Aviation Structure To Be Released Thursday
A report and recommendations on the future structure of the Army will be made public during an official ceremony Thursday in downtown Washington, D.C. The National Commission on the Future […]
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ArmyArmy: Lockheed Martin Should Put Up $16 Million To Cover Losses If Oshkosh JLTV Work Halted
A halt in Joint Light Tactical Vehicle production, should Oshkosh [OSK] have to stop work under a federal court order, will cost the Army $3 million per month and add […]
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ArmyArmy Will Outfit Vehicles With Commercial Anti-Missile Systems Before Development Program Fields
Existing active protection systems (APS) are sufficiently mature to provide Army vehicle with defense against rocket propelled grenades, anti-tank missile and other threats until a tailor-made system can be developed, […]
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ArmyArmy Chief Advocates ‘Intimate’ Role For Service Leaders In Acquisition Process
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley has long favored giving the service chiefs an “intimate” role in acquisition programs and plans to lay that opinion out for the Senate […]