Modernizing the Army's Rotary-Wing Aviation Fleet

Abstract

Toward the end of the Cold War, the Army's helicopter, or rotary-wing, fleet consisted of nearly 9,000 aircraft. Over the past 20 years, however, the fleet has contracted to its current strength of about 3,500 aircraft. Despite the elimination of many older helicopters and the modernization or replacement of others, most of the helicopters in today's fleet already exceed or soon will reach ages greater than the Army considers practical. The Army has embarked on a modernization plan that, by 2030, would address the aging of the fleet and introduce new capabilities by replacing or significantly upgrading nearly every helicopter in the fleet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA474583

Entities

Organizations

  • Congressional Budget Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Helicopters
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Observation Aircraft
  • Reconnaissance Aircraft
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Utility Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis