“We’re not adding or subtracting force structure — it’s really more of a new sense of common identity for the soldiers up there," the Army secretary said.
The Army is further afield to get a vehicle protection capability in place for its current fleet against rockets and drones, and the service has provided no funding to procure an interim system for its Bradley in the meantime.
The Army's newest directive on modernization seeks to better define the roles between Army Futures Command and other enterprises like the acquisition branch.
An Army prototype flight schedule, among other milestones, has slipped due to issues getting the first ITEP engine into testing during the pandemic, budget books show.