Army's FY-18 budget request includes funds for ground vehicle upgrades

By Connie Lee / May 31, 2017 at 10:02 AM
The Army's budget request for fiscal year 2018 continues the service's trend of incrementally improving its ground vehicles, according to budget justification documents and the testimony of senior leaders. Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told the Senate Armed Services Committee May 25 the FY-17 budget "stopped the bleeding" after a period of decreasing readiness and highlighted the need to improve ground vehicles. "We need a significant 10x-level improvement in our ground combat vehicle, in our tank and Bradley," Milley...

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