Pentagon budget 2022: Army offers peek combat vehicle cuts by Ashley Roque When the Biden administration released its fiscal year 2022 (FY 2022) budget request on 28 May, absent were the Department of Defense’s projected spending forecast for the outyears and justification documents detailing line item decisions. However, the US Army outlined plans to cut combat vehicle spending, including for its new Armoured Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) line and planned M1 Abrams tank upgrades. The service is requesting USD408 million next year to buy tracked combat vehicles, a USD345 million increase over this year. This figure includes USD287 million for the service’s Mobile Protected Firepower programme, a new line item, and USD16 million for the Assault Breacher Vehicle.