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How's Ukraine doing for helicopters?I have the perfect CH-146 SLEP...
US Army to trim Black Hawk helicopter fleet
The Army will pare down its fleet of Black Hawk helicopters as end strength falls and the service prepares to field its replacement.
Your talking the same government that allowed a Red Chinese spy balloon drift around the continental US and hovering over sensitive bases collecting data for over a week. The one with the open southern border letting unvetted, undocumented terrorists in from around the world. That national security?
Like we did with the Buffalo?
Well these are generally older models, and unlike the A-10 or F-22, they aren’t really divesting the fleet. During GWOT we plus’d up the UH fleet way above establishment due to the support needed by other USG entities and the dispersed nature of Afghanistan and Iraq.
As much as I question certain things about the American military industrial complex...wouldn't it be nice if we had this American problem?
Well a lot of your equipment maintenance issues are from having to use them without enough maintenance. Larger fleets could alleviate that issue.
Except for the fact there are plenty of parts on an aircraft that TX and/or need to be inspected on a regular basis regardless of whether they are flown. All you are doing is punting the problem down the road, until you have an even larger number to "fix" with the same number of people.
SOF disagrees
After the P-8 contract, I’m guessing “the minimum time” is the correct answer.
Mostly the remaining Alpha models with a lot of airframe time (many already surplused off and upgraded to Lima or Alpha+ standard in part 91 service (non pax carrying)
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