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SAC Would Deny Funds For Armed Scout Helicopter Tech Development Contract

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Tuesday, September 27th, 2011

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The Senate Appropriations Committee recommends denying a $73.9 million fiscal year 2012 budget request for a Technology Development Contract for the Army's Armed Scout Helicopter. In its report on the fiscal year 2012 defense appropriations bill, the panel said that even thought the Analysis of Alternatives was completed early in FY 11, the Army doesn't plan to award the Technology Development contract until FY '13. Thus, the committee report said the funds were "early to need." Additionally, SAC is not…

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