Army Targets Affordability In New Equipment Modernization Strategy

By Tony Bertuca, Jen Judson / March 6, 2013 at 7:53 PM
The Army has drafted a new equipment modernization strategy focused on developing "versatile, tailorable, yet affordable and cost-effective" capabilities for a time of fiscal austerity. The document, obtained by InsideDefense.com , broadly outlines the service's goals for each of its equipment modernization portfolios for the next 35 years and is frank in its assessment of the current fiscal environment. "We realize that the optimal strategy for developing capabilities includes steady funding and stable requirements, but the next decade does not...

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