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US Army to trim Black Hawk helicopter fleet
« on: December 21, 2023, 09:56:11 am »
US Army to trim Black Hawk helicopter fleet
By Jen Judson
 Dec 20, 02:58 PM
 
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is readying to trim its UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopter fleet by nearly 8% as it prepares to field a replacement, Maj. Gen. Mac McCurry, the Army’s Aviation Center of Excellence commander, told Defense News in a recent interview.

The service plans to cut roughly 157 Black Hawks, or 7.5% of its total utility fleet, from its active-duty component. McCurry said the move is intended to help the Army optimize its current fleet while making room in the budget for the Black Hawk’s replacement, the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, or FLRAA, that will begin fielding in the early 2030s.

https://www.defensenews.com/land/2023/12/20/us-army-to-trim-black-hawk-helicopter-fleet/
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Re: US Army to trim Black Hawk helicopter fleet
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2023, 09:57:07 am »
The way the US is cutting everything military, it is fortunate China is doing the same! *****rollingeyes*****
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Re: US Army to trim Black Hawk helicopter fleet
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2023, 10:09:52 am »
Quote from: rangerrebew on December 21, 2023, 09:57:07 am
The way the US is cutting everything military, it is fortunate China is doing the same! *****rollingeyes*****

This doesn't exactly make me feel all warm and secure.
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Re: US Army to trim Black Hawk helicopter fleet
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2023, 05:49:07 pm »
Why "cut" the fleet until the replacement is tested, in production, and ready?

How does this make sense?
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