McCarthy: More Program Cuts To Be Included In Upcoming FY '21 Army Budget To Fund Modernization

摘要

The Army’s fiscal year 2021 budget, expected to be released in mid-February, will includeanother round of program cuts as the service looks to free up additional funds required to shiftfrom prototyping new weapon systems to buying the first low-rate production units.Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told reporters on Wednesday cuts to legacy programs willcontinue over subsequent years as the service faces likely flat or declining budgets, while heexpecting decisions under the ‘night court’ process to only get tougher over time.