“I’ve heard some people talk about [going] back to a BCA [Budget Control Act] level of funding,” Gen. Murray says, referring to the steep cuts also known as sequestration. “And I’ve heard some people say that it’s even going to be worse than BCA.”
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The Army Secretary is optimistic the service can balance its expensive modernization objectives at the same time it deters conflict with China.
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“My biggest concern is that when the budget goes down — that’s only a matter of time — that, one, we’re left with a bunch of prototypes but nothing in inventory, and a bunch of legacy systems without upgrades; and two, when the prototypes finally turn into production-ready weapons systems, how can the Army afford so many big-ticket procurement bills simultaneously?” warned Heidi Shyu.
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With 10 major programs ramping up from prototypes to mass production by 2026, the Army can’t just count on “Night Court” cuts to free up sufficient funds, warned the service’s three-star chief of budget planning.
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All told, the Army’s investing $57 billion in modernization over five years — but it wants to take time to test new technologies before it commits to them.
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Good news: That’s more money than the Army thought it could get for its top priorities. Bad news: We won’t see most of it this year.
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