The Obama administration is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars to convert Afghanistan's military helicopter fleet from Russian- to American-made aircraft. The White House on Nov. 10 sent Congress a supplemental funding request to support overseas contingency operations for fiscal year 2017. The request includes an $814.5 million increase for the Afghan Security Forces Fund, which would be used "to begin transitioning the Afghan National Defense Security Forces (ANDSF) from Russian-manufactured rotary wing aircraft to U.S.-manufactured rotary wing aircraft," according...
