The Army's fiscal year 2011 budget reflects the service's commitment to buy more aircraft as it seeks to add two combat aviation brigades, according to an Army official. "Our aircraft procurement request reflects the department's increased investment in manned and unmanned aviation platforms," said Kathleen Miller, acting Army budget director, during a Feb. 1 Pentagon briefing. "It supports the development of a 12th combat aviation brigade [CAB] and begins to acquire airframes for a planned 13th combat aviation brigade." The...
