Humvee Recap Effort Killed; Army Won't Reap Savings

By Tony Bertuca, Sebastian Sprenger / January 24, 2012 at 4:39 PM
In a stunning reversal of fortune for the competitive humvee recapitalization effort, Pentagon officials plan to cancel the Medium Expanded Capacity Vehicle and shift the money saved to pay Navy and Air Force bills, Inside the Army has learned. The net effect of the termination is that the Army stands to lose funds to its sister services amid overall efforts to cut the defense budget by $487 billion over 10 years. In that sense, the termination of the program...

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