By
Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on March 15, 2021 at 1:53 PM
The two contenders for the Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA), just one of 35 priority modernization programs: The Bell 360 Invictus (top) and the Sikorsky Raider-X (bottom)
WASHINGTON: Officials from across the Army are thrashing out how to field a host of new weapons to combat units without disrupting readiness and training.
“We’re conducting rock drills right now,” said Lt. Gen. Thomas Todd, head of acquisition for Army Futures Command. “And it really has to do with, not just what we can afford to do, but the absorption rate and how it impacts readiness.”