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Defense Authorization Bill Boosts Army Combat Vehicle, Aircraft Modernization

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Defense Authorization Bill Boosts Army Combat Vehicle, Aircraft Modernization
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, secure their Battalion headquarters in a M1 Abrams Tank, during Decisive Action Rotation 17-04 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb 19, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. JD Sacharok, Operations Group, National Training Center)

Congress heavily backed Army modernization in the compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) released Nov. 8, adding billions to the service’s initial request to cover new tanks, combat vehicles and rotorcraft.The fiscal 2018 NDAA authorizes an active duty Army of 483,500 soldiers, a 7,500-troop increase over fiscal 2017. Both the National Guard and Army Reserve receive a 500-soldier boost from fiscal 2017 for endstrengths of 343,500 and 199,500, respectively.Major gains were made in the Army’s ongoing effort…

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