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Lawmakers have once again restored funding for the Army’s CH-47F Chinook Block II program not included in the service’s budget request, with the House Appropriations Committee providing for procurement of a full second set of five aircraft and long-lead funding for a third set in its proposed $706 billion fiscal year 2022 defense spending bill. The $170 million increase for the heavy-lift aircraft in the bill is intended to “ensure that the Army stays on schedule with the program of…
