House appropriators propose increasing Black Hawk procurement for Army National Guard

By Dan Schere / June 12, 2024 at 1:41 PM
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee, in the report accompanying its draft defense spending bill, has included an additional $60 million for the UH-60 M model Black Hawk helicopter above the Army's fiscal year 2025 request. According to the report, the additional Black Hawk funding is due to a program increase for additional UH-60M aircraft for the Army National Guard. The M model is a modernized version of the Black Hawk that features a new airframe. As part of the service’s...

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