VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Program: Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

The VH-71 program is intended provide 23 new presidential helicopters to replace the current fleet of 19 aging presidential helicopters. As part of its proposed FY2010 Department of Defense (DOD) budget, the Administration is proposing to terminate the VH-71 program in response to substantial cost growth and schedule delays in the program. As a successor to the VH-71 program, the Administration is proposing to begin a new presidential helicopter program in FY2010 called the VXX Presidential Helicopter Program. The Administration?s proposed FY2010 budget requests $85.2 million in Navy research and development funding for the VH-71 program. Of this total, $55.2 million is for terminating the VH-71 program and $30 million is for initial studies on the proposed successor VXX program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 13, 2009
Accession Number
ADA503783

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fail Safe
  • Governments
  • Helicopters
  • Military Acquisition
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.