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Pentagon Reports Schedule Slips For Navy’s AH-1Z And MH-60S AMCM

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Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

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Two Navy helicopter programs are each facing schedule slips of up to two years in the most current round of the Pentagon's Selected Acquisition Reports (SAR) recently released. Bell Helicopter Textron's [TXT] efforts to upgrade a number of UH-1Ns into AH-1Zs is facing a two year slip in schedule from May 2008 to May 2010, according to the SAR. "Specifically, the Operational Evaluation (OPEVAL) Phase I Complete (AH-1Z) slipped...due to unresolved Critical Operational Issues related to the AH-1Z weapons employment.…

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