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The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Detailed Update for Fiscal Year 2005
September 2004		 PDF
Figure 3-6 Updated.
Procurement of Army Helicopters

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  • This chart updates Figure 3-6 of CBO's February 2004 Web document. It shows past and projected purchases of Army helicopters by the number of helicopters (the top part of the chart) and funds invested in billions of 2005 dollars (the bottom part of the chart).


  • The Army plans to increase its annual purchases of new and remanufactured helicopters from 33 in 2004 to 272 by 2009, with a corresponding increase in funding during that period. Annual purchases are slated to decline after that, but they would remain relatively steady at about 110 from 2012 to the end of CBO's projection period.


  • The most significant change in helicopter procurement that the Army made between its 2004 and 2005 budget plans was to cancel the Comanche program and initiate several new programs in its place, including:


    • A future utility rotorcraft (FUR),


    • An armed reconnaissance helicopter,


    • A light utility helicopter (LUH), and


    • Tentative plans for a joint heavy-lift (JHL) helicopter.
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