More than a dozen key Army modernization initiatives -- including new ship-killing missiles, a fleet of more than 1,000 small combat craft, a follow-on to the RQ-7 Shadow uncrewed aircraft and more -- are ensnared by legislation blocking service investment plans in fiscal year 2024 under the current stopgap spending measure. Under the continuing resolution funding the federal government through mid-November, the Defense Department is, among other things, limited to spending levels authorized in FY-23 and barred from beginning new...
