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A ‘Disturbance In The Force’: Army G-8 Braces For Day When Modernization Is Unavoidable

Tuesday, September 19th, 2017

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A ‘Disturbance In The Force’: Army G-8 Braces For Day When Modernization Is Unavoidable

The Army’s uniformed acquisition chief senses a “disturbance in the Force,” regarding Army modernization that involves identifying an inflection point where the service can no longer effectively upgrade legacy combat systems and must transition to next-generation technologies.“New this year we will put together an ends, ways and means strategy for certain critical … combat systems in order to make sure we understand exactly when we run out of physics, if you will, on incremental upgrades and when the Army must…

Congress

HASC Wants Info On Army’s Plans To Pursue Autonomous Aerial Delivery, Surface Vessels For Logistics

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) added several measures to its version of the next defense policy bill seeking more details from the Army on efforts to develop future logistics […]

Congress

McConnell: “Safe To Conclude There Will Not Be A Third Reconciliation Bill”

Two top GOP senators on the Senate Appropriations Committee are opposing a third reconciliation bill. The Trump administration’s total $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense request is split between $1.15 […]

Congress

HASC’s Final FY ‘27 NDAA Expands Systems Eligible For Multi-Years, Includes LTAMDS, IBCS, ARRW

House defense authorizers added a measure to their version of the next defense policy bill that would expand the list of weapons platforms eligible for multi-year contracts, to include the […]

Congress

HASC Bill Would Allow Air Force To Buy More Than 267 F-15EXs

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill would allow the Air Force to buy more than 267 F-15EX fighters by Boeing [BA] and would extend the […]