The Army is considering investing in new variants of the Stryker vehicle, according to a new article in Army Times. Excerpt:
The Army is considering new upgraded variants of the Stryker and Abrams main battle tank in coming years, despite the services’ overall spending plans which now call for a substantial reduction in modernization funds for the current force vehicles over the next five years, service leaders said.The Army is now working closely with the Office of the Secretary of Defense to decide how much money to continue investing in existing combat vehicles such as the Stryker and Abrams main battle tank, citing the need to increasingly put modernization dollars toward the services flagship Future Combat Systems program.