Congressional appropriators intend to provide a funding boost for procurement of several Army aviation platforms in fiscal year 2018, but have elected to hold others steady. The House Appropriations Committee passed a spending bill June 29 that includes additional airframes for the Army, addressing some of the shortfalls identified in the service's unfunded requirements list. The Senate Appropriations Committee has not yet taken up its FY-18 defense spending bill. The legislation would fund procurement of 56 UH-60M Black Hawks for...
