
The Army is aiming to ink a multiyear contract with Boeing [BA] for AH-64E Apaches and expects approval from Defense Secretary Ashton Carter in March 2016, program officials said on Monday.But if budget instability persists and the current continuing resolution is extended to fund the rest of fiscal year 2016, it could throw a wrench into the service’s ability to sign or execute a multiyear contract as planned.Col. Jeff Hager, Army project manager for Apache attack helicopters, said he was…