Cuts to ERCA enablers will not affect development

By Ethan Sterenfeld / March 22, 2022 at 11:30 AM
Congressional budget cuts to programs that support the Extended Range Cannon Artillery should not delay the system's development and testing schedule, according to the Army. “The ERCA program, to include ammunition development and qualification, is fully funded to meet testing requirements of the current schedule,” Ygal Kaufman, spokesman for the Long-Range Precision Fires Cross-Functional Team, said in a March 21 statement to Inside Defense . A fiscal year 2022 omnibus appropriations bill that President Biden signed into law last week...

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