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Army Commission’s Solution To Aviation Restructure Adds $165 Million In Annual Costs

Pat Host

Thursday, January 28th, 2016

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Army Commission’s Solution To Aviation Restructure Adds $165 Million In Annual Costs

Apache Helicopter with the Longbow Fire Control Radar (FCR) above the main rotor. Photo: Boeing

The National Commission on the Future of the Army proposed an aviation restructure solution that keeps AH-64 Apache helicopters in the Army National Guard, but it would cost an extra $165 million per year, in addition to a $420 million upfront cost.The commission, in its report released Thursday, offered its own solution, a mix of the Army’s Aviation Restructure Initiative (ARI), as proposed in its fiscal year 2016 budget request, and the Army National Guard’s solution, formed in response. The…

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