Army Secretary Christine Wormuth on Wednesday said she anticipates modernization programs will have continuity in funding at least through fiscal year 2023 and they currently benefit from higher overall defense spending. Still, the Army will have to continue to balance its need for legacy systems and the growing expenses its modernization programs will require over the coming years. “We can’t just turn off those enduring programs while we work to the future,” Wormuth said at the McAleese defense programs conference...
