The Army's Rapid Equipping Force expects to continue assisting U.S. forces in Afghanistan throughout fiscal year 2015, to the tune of $10.6 million in research and development spending, though the REF notes in recent budget justification documents that the systems it procures will require "substantial" follow-on spending if the service is to sustain them. The REF has requested $6.1 million in DOD's FY-15 base budget and another $4.5 million in overseas contingency operations (OCO) funds. The planned average cost of...
