(Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include a quote from Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT).) A sole-source procurement of Army UH-60M-model Black Hawks could accelerate the recapitalization of the UH-1N Huey helicopter by two to three years, according to the deputy head of U.S. Strategic Command. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James first indicated in February that a sole-source option to replace the Vietnam-era nuclear convoy support fleet could acquire the helicopters more quickly. In a May 6...
