STRETCHING MODERNIZATION Funding constraints are forcing the Army to extend modernization timelines for such programs as the CH-47 Chinook helicopter, the Apache fleet and Black Hawk fielding. Ultimately, the exten- sions are likely to drive up costs. Here, service members unload a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from a C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Parwan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 2. (U.S. Army photo by 1LT Henry Chan, 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion)
“WE DON’T CORNER THE MARKET OF GOOD IDEAS. WE WILL NEED TO LEVERAGE [INDUSTRY] INVESTMENTS MORE THAN EVER TO ENSURE THAT THE ARMY REMAINS DOMINANT.”