While reading a few defense articles, I noted that in
the 9.6 billion reprogram request the DoD is making to Congress (shift funds around) I noted something related to this thread:
$115 million cut to Boeing Co. (BA)’s AH-64 Apache helicopter upgrade.
There were boosts to Afghanistan funding and JSF software, and other stuff, but the above strikes me as a substantial chunk of cash potentially pulled from an Army Aviation program.
Question that comes to mind: is the decision to cut (how far into the program is the Army, anyway, on the upgrade to the D? ) these funds informed by a longer tem decision to put more money into scouting and recon and less into marginal returns on strike/attack capability?
Maybe, and maybe not. May just be a temp delay to the upgrade.