Army Poised To Request $415 Million Funding Shift From WIN-T Program

By Tony Bertuca / May 14, 2012 at 11:35 AM
The Army is eying plans to reprogram nearly half of its budget for the on-the-move network backbone system known as Warfighter Information Network Tactical Increment 2, a move that might signal a larger shift in the service's equipping strategy, according to officials. While the Army has said nothing publicly about the motivation for the nearly $415 million planned cut to WIN-T, several service officials behind the scenes say a strategy is at work which focuses on only buying what is...

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