Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Army aviation to ditch single engine helos, add UAVs to scout order of battle

Army aviation restructuring moves forward - 11/25/2014 - Flight Global
The US Army has started executing a plan that will lead to a historic reshaping and downsizing of a war-weary aviation branch as it attempts to both upgrade its capabilities and cut more than $12 billion in spending over the next five years.
The aviation restructuring initiative (ARI) unveiled earlier this year is ambitious. Not since the cancellation of the Sikorsky/Boeing RAH-66 Comanche in 2004 has the army proposed as much change for the aviation branch.The ARI proposes to divest all of army aviation’s more than 800 single-engined helicopters.
Cut
Replacement


Bell Helicopter OH-58D Kiowa Warriors, used as armed scouts
US Army Plans To Scrap Kiowa Helo Fleet | Defense News | defensenews.com
AH-64D/Es, team up with
AAI Corp RQ-7B Shadows and
 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Gray Eagles to perform the armed scout role.
OH-58A/Cs advanced trainers.
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The TH-67 Creek primary trainer – the military designations for the Bell 206 JetRanger – will be sold as surplus equipment
more than 100 already delivered LUH-72As
National Guard transfer Boeing AH-64 Apaches to active Army,
National Guard receive active army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks in return. acquire 100 more Airbus Helicopters LUH-72A Lakotas

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