Army's FY-20 budget has major R&D investments for modernization

By Ashley Tressel / March 12, 2019 at 1:59 PM
The Army's $182.3 billion fiscal year 2020 budget request would advance key service priorities through new research and development projects, including funding for contract awards supporting the Next Generation Combat Vehicle program and completion of the initial design phase for a major helicopter replacement program. Inside Defense previously reported the service's topline and that its request includes an additional $9 billion in "emergency" funding -- $9.2 billion to be exact -- that could be used to finance construction of...

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