The Cost of Replacing Today's Army Aviation Fleet

Abstract

The U.S. Army has about 4,300 piloted aircraft, most of which are helicopters (also known as rotary-wing aircraft). Three large, high-value fleetsthe H-60 Black Hawks, AH-64 Apaches, and H-47 Chinooksaccount for most of the helicopters, and their eventual replacement dominates the Armys future procurement costs. In this report, the Congressional Budget Office estimates the costs of replacing those helicopters and the Armys other aircraft through 2050 if the service implemented its current plans and, for aircraft with no announced replacement plans, if they were replaced when they reached the end of their typical service life.1

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1134861

Entities

People

  • Adebayo Adedeji
  • David Arthur
  • Edward G. Keating

Organizations

  • Congressional Budget Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Army Aircraft
  • Army Aviation
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Budgets
  • Composite Materials
  • Economic Analysis
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Helicopters
  • Military Procurement
  • Passenger Aircraft
  • Procurement
  • Reconnaissance
  • Reconnaissance Aircraft
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Turbines
  • Turboshaft Engines

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis