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Army

Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, May 13th, 2026

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Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

A Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee, pressed Hegseth during a hearing on Tuesday for details on the Army’s plan to buy less Sikorsky [LMT]-built Black Hawks and Boeing [BA]-manufactured Apache and Chinook helicopters in the coming years, citing concerns on the impact to the aviation industrial base. “In my view, what…

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