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Fiscal Reality Challenges Ambitious Army Aircraft Modernization Plan

Wednesday, May 25th, 2016

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ATLANTA--On a bright and sunny late April day, Army Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Aviation Brig. Gen. Bob Marion took the main stage to explain his grand vision of what a modernized Army aviation force might look like in 10 years.At the Army Aviation Association of America (Quad-A) conference April 30, Marion laid out to fellow Army aviation practitioners the service’s modernization plan. In the short term, Marion talked about fielding Version 4 AH-64 Apaches and upgraded UH-60 Black Hawks…

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