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Budget

OCO Supplemental Includes Extra $815 Million For U.S. Helicopters

Pat Host

Monday, November 14th, 2016

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OCO Supplemental Includes Extra $815 Million For U.S. Helicopters

One of the "green" S-92s flies at Lockheed Martin's Owego, N.Y., campus. Photo: Sikorsky.

The White House's Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) request submitted late Thursday includes a business opportunity for helicopter manufacturers as it would provide an extra $815 million to help Afghanistan transition off Russian-developed rotary wing aircraft.The request for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund would raise its total request to $4.3 billion. This amendment would also provide for additional cargo and close air support aircraft for the Afghan National Defense Security Forces (ANDSF). Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) currently provides its Super Tucanos…

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