U.S. Army invites private-equity firms to fund $150 billion infrastructure revamp

Mace | 21st October 2025 | International, Washington
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joshua Vandegriff of Lynchburg, Va., and Pfc. Joshua Cahoon of Wolcott, N.Y., with 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division have a conversation while attending a groundbreaking ceremony of Freedom Field being built near Joint Security Station Ur, Baghdad, Iraq, June 23.
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joshua Vandegriff of Lynchburg, Va., and Pfc. Joshua Cahoon of Wolcott, N.Y., with 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division have a conversation while attending a groundbreaking ceremony of Freedom Field being built near Joint Security Station Ur, Baghdad, Iraq, June 23.

The U.S. Army has asked leading private-equity firms to propose funding models for a roughly $150 billion infrastructure overhaul. By seeking land-swaps and equity-style arrangements instead of standard contracting, the Army aims to bridge a $135 billion funding shortfall via private capital and innovative asset-investment structures.

The U.S. Army has formally invited top private‐equity firms to submit proposals in support of an infrastructure modernisation programme estimated at around $150 billion. The outreach included firms such as Apollo Global Management, Carlyle Group, KKR & Co. and Cerberus Capital Management, who were asked to present “meaty” investment ideas for partnership with the Army. At a forum hosted by Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, around fifteen major buy-out firms met with senior Army officials to explore unique financing models including land-swaps and equity stakes rather than traditional cash payments. The Army’s internal budget for infrastructure is significantly smaller than the funding gap it expects. Officials identify a shortfall in excess of $135 billion relative to projected needs, driving this private-capital push. The types of projects under review encompass construction of data centres, processing facilities for rare earths and other critica...

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