The House Appropriations defense subcommittee, in its July mark-up of the fiscal year 2011 defense spending bill, recommended cutting research and development funding for the Army's Ground Combat Vehicle by $100 million and warned the service about pursuing "exotic solutions," according to congressional documents obtained by InsideDefense.com. “The committee is concerned that the direction of the program is now only taking shape, and that the basis for the budget request is not fully formed,” according the subcommittee's report. “The...
