President Trump signed the $1 trillion omnibus spending bill which included in it a major bump in funding for the Air Force’s UH-1N Huey helicopter replacement program. Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky unit is proposing a version of the H-60 Blackhawk The legislation allocates an additional $75 million toward the program, bumping the final bill adjustment to $93.3 million, according […]
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky unit is proposing a version of the H-60 Blackhawk
The legislation allocates an additional $75 million toward the program, bumping the final bill adjustment to $93.3 million, according to budget documents. Last year’s request asked for only $18 million.
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The spending boost, first reported by Defense News, signals lawmakers’ intent to get the program rolling after much inaction. The replacement program has been in the works for more than a decade.
Congress has not been pleased with the drawn-out process, given one of the helicopter’s primary, stateside missions is to protect U.S. nuclear missile bases.” – DoDBuzz
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Boeing Military Aircraft also is pursuing the Huey replacement contract
Tactical Response Force Airmen from the 741st Missile Security Forces Squadron, practice a quick departure from a UH-1N Iroquois July 6, 2016, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana
This article is courtesy of Fighter Sweep.
