Pentagon Likely to Resurrect Army's Wolverine Program

By Dan Dupont / June 12, 2001 at 5:00 AM
The Army's Wolverine Heavy Assault Bridge program, which the service reluctantly killed in late 1999 to pay for transformation efforts, appears headed for resurrection under Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, military and industry officials say. Last week, the Defense Department comptroller issued a draft program budget decision directing the addition of $48.6 million to the Army's fiscal year 2002 budget for five additional Wolverines, these sources tell InsideDefense.com . The Army is not expected to protest the move, which likely will...

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