The US Army is reportedly $7 billion to $9 billion short of the money it needs to start modernizing the force

Thomson Reuters The U.S. Army is roughly $7-to-$9 billion short of the funds needed to begin modernizing the force, which has seen several of its capabilities outmatched by Russia in recent years, according to a new report by the Center for Security and International Studies. A combination of cancelled acquisition programs, a lack of consensus within the Army about top modernization priorities, and the need to focus investments on the war against Islamic terrorism led to a force heavily reliant ...