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House Appropriators Seek To Restore Army’s CH-47F Block II Funds, Propose Cut To IVAS

House Appropriators Seek To Restore Army’s CH-47F Block II Funds, Propose Cut To IVAS
A CH-47F Block I Chinook helicopter with 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade maneuvers to pick up an M119A3 howitzer during sling load operations on Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army

House Appropriators are looking to restore $163 million to the Army’s procurement plan for CH-47F Block II Chinooks as well as proposing a potential $235.6 million cut to the service’s future augmented reality headset program. The two provisions are detailed in the report accompanying the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense’s $694.6 billion fiscal year 2021 defense spending bill, which is set to be marked by the full committee on Tuesday. For the CH-47, HAC-D provides $323.8 million to cover 11…

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