The House Appropriations Committee aims to fund upgrades for 29 Abrams tanks above the Army's request in fiscal year 2018 for a total quantity of 85, a need outlined in the service's unfunded requirements list. According to the committee’s report accompanying the FY-18 defense spending bill passed June 29, the appropriators intend to provide $3.6 billion for Army weapons and tracked combat vehicles. The total includes $641.2 million to upgrade M1 and M1A1 tanks to the M1A2 SEPv3 configuration,...
