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HASC Defense Bill Increases Army Apache, Black Hawk Helicopter Procurement

Wednesday, May 11th, 2016

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The House Armed Service Committee (HASC) is seeking to restore, with war funding, some of the deep cuts the Army plans to make to helicopter procurement to pay for near-term combat readiness.In its fiscal year 2017 budget request, the Army cut $2.3 billion from aviation procurement and modernization, representing the lion’s share of reductions to pay for Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley’s top priority of being ready to fight a major war at a moment’s notice.The Obama administration’s 2017…

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