Army Leaders Acknowledge Ground Combat Vehicle's Uncertain Future

By Tony Bertuca / October 21, 2013 at 9:04 PM
Top Army officials set the stage today for the termination or delay of the Ground Combat Vehicle program due to budget cuts triggered by sequestration. Army Secretary John McHugh highlighted the GCV as being on shaky ground due to sequestration, as did Heidi Shyu, the Army's acquisition executive. While both stopped short of committing to any definite path, McHugh and Shyu made it clear that the GCV is far from safe in the current fiscal environment. "While we are not...

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