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Army

CBO: Army Aviation Modernization, FCS Investment, Likely To Pressure Future Budget Planners

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Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

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By Ann Roosevelt The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) finds that Army aviation modernization would cost an average of $3.3 billion a year from 2007-2030 at the same time the service expects its heaviest investment in the Future Combat Systems (FCS) family of equipment, thus offering "substantial budget challenges" for planners. "Under the Army's current plan, the years of highest spending occur after 2020," the CBO paper, November 2007 "Modernizing The Army's Rotary-Wing Aviation Fleet," said. "When combined with the simultaneous…

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