DOD required to conduct major review of $2 trillion weapons portfolio over next year

By Jason Sherman / January 5, 2022 at 3:04 PM
The Pentagon must conduct a new review over the next year that could reshape the U.S. military's $2 trillion roster of current weapon system acquisition projects by identifying programs for divestiture that are not keeping pace with emerging threats. The Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act requires the defense secretary by March 2023 to establish a new framework for assessing the suitability of the U.S. military’s existing major weapon system inventory for potential future combat operations. Section 146 of...

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