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DEFENSE WATCH

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, September 19th, 2011

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Presidential Ride. The defense appropriations bill the SAC approved Sept. 15 calls for cutting $119.3 million from the Pentagon’s $180 million request for research and development of a future V-XX presidential helicopter and spending $70 million of those funds on both research on and procurement of legacy VH-3 and VH-60 fleet upgrades. “The committee was informed by the Navy of changes within the presidential helicopter portfolio that necessitate additional…

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