House Armed Services Committee members questioned top Army officials during a hearing today about the speed of the service's key modernization initiatives. During the hearing, Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) was sympathetic to Army officials’ previously stated desire for more flexible funding when it comes to procurement of capabilities such as unmanned systems. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George reiterated Tuesday that the service wants more flexible funding in order to create “layered” UAS and counter UAS capabilities to...
