The Army's Apache Block III remanufactured and new-build programs have been cleared to enter into low-rate initial production, with LRIP contracts for remanufactured aircraft expected in the coming weeks, according to a service official. On Sept. 27, "we did have a successful milestone C" decision, said Lt. Col. Dan Bailey, product manager for Apache Block III, in a Sept. 29 interview with Inside the Army . The Defense Acquisition Board meeting, chaired by Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for...