
U.S. Army and Marine Corps rotorcraft procurement received significant funding increases in the fiscal 2019 defense spending bill approved June 13.The $674.6 billion bill was approved 48-to-4 by the House Appropriations Committee, sending the measure to the full House for its consideration.Although the bill provides about $1 billion less than the Trump administration requested for the U.S. Defense Department, it includes $145.7 billion for equipment procurement and upgrades, or about $2.5 billion more than the military services requested.That amount includes…