WASHINGTON — Following a sharp decline of procurement funding for the Army’s Apaches, Blackhawks and Chinooks in the Pentagon’s recent budget request, Army senior leaders and industry said they can count on foreign military sales and other reinvestment tools to keep the helo production lines humming.
“We’re watching all of the production lines intently. We’re partnering with many of our allies, because they’re interested in flying and operating the same equipment that we do,” Maj. Gen. Clair Gill, Program Acquisition Executive for Maneuver Air, told reporters recently at the annual AAAA conference.
He clarified that the Army is not getting rid of its fleet of Apaches, Blackhawks and Chinooks, but is more focused on sustainment as opposed to…
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