Comments on: AH-64: On Budget and On Schedule http://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/07/16/ah-64-on-budget-and-on-schedule/ Online Defense and Acquisition Journal Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:17:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Colehttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/07/16/ah-64-on-budget-and-on-schedule/comment-page-1/#comment-1010 Cole Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:38:56 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=238#comment-1010 Gen. Cody just retired.What other Army programs do you feel are behind schedule? The Block III Apache and CH-47F are both Boeing products that are on track, as is FCS despite press grumblings. The UH-60M model will shortly be fielded to the 101st Airborne (AA) at Fort Campbell. An MH-47 derivative would be perfect for Air Force CSAR with little developmental risk.Only the ARH is having trouble and that is hardly an Army-caused or Boeing problem. In my PERSONAL opinion we could scrap the ARH and buy additional Block III Apaches to replace ARH/OH-58D on a one AH for two OH basis and allow manned-unmanned aircraft teaming to perform the armed reconnaissance and attack helicopter mission. Gen. Cody just retired.

What other Army programs do you feel are behind schedule? The Block III Apache and CH-47F are both Boeing products that are on track, as is FCS despite press grumblings. The UH-60M model will shortly be fielded to the 101st Airborne (AA) at Fort Campbell. An MH-47 derivative would be perfect for Air Force CSAR with little developmental risk.

Only the ARH is having trouble and that is hardly an Army-caused or Boeing problem. In my PERSONAL opinion we could scrap the ARH and buy additional Block III Apaches to replace ARH/OH-58D on a one AH for two OH basis and allow manned-unmanned aircraft teaming to perform the armed reconnaissance and attack helicopter mission.

]]> By: Leon Houstonhttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/07/16/ah-64-on-budget-and-on-schedule/comment-page-1/#comment-1001 Leon Houston Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:20:38 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=238#comment-1001 General Cody can give a good cleaning out of the rest of the programs that are behind. Will someone please make this General an expiditer for more than this program! Boeing you are running out of time. This should be the norm so I cannot say thank you to you. General Cody can give a good cleaning out of the rest of the programs that are behind. Will someone please make this General an expiditer for more than this program! Boeing you are running out of time. This should be the norm so I cannot say thank you to you.

]]> By: Sgt JFKhttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/07/16/ah-64-on-budget-and-on-schedule/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Sgt JFK Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:36:27 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=238#comment-298 I am glad to hear this. Great work Boeing! I am glad to hear this. Great work Boeing!

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