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  • No New U.S. Navy, Army Helo Programs Funded

    02/11/2010 1:38:12 AM PST · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 9 replies · 472+ views
    Aviation Week and Space Technology ^ | 2/10/2010 | Bettina H. Chavanne
    With nearly $12.5 billion in the proposed U.S. Navy and Army rotorcraft budget for Fiscal 2011, it would seem the services are flush with funding. And yet there is an eerie theme common to the programs receiving dollars: None of them is new. The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), released Feb. 1 in conjunction with the Fiscal 2011 budget request, puts availability of rotary-wing assets at the top of its list to ensure success in counterinsurgency, stability and counterterrorism operations. The UH-60M Black Hawk is the big winner for the Army, with $1.25 billion requested to sustain production of 74 aircraft....