It’s the beginning of a new era in Army acquisition in which soldiers might not have to wait 10 years or longer to see a new weapon or capability in the field.
Interested foreign companies may get their best shot of entering designs when partnering with U.S. firms rather than going it alone, the top Army civilian noted.
Congress is requiring the Army to develop a modernization strategy due out in the spring of 2018, according to language in the conference report of the defense policy bill made public Nov. 9.