Special Operations Forces: Army Plans to Buy More MH-47E Helicopters Than Needed
NSIAD-90-118
Published: Feb 14, 1990. Publicly Released: Feb 26, 1990.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO evaluated the Army's special operations forces (SOF) aircraft program, focusing on its plans to buy additional SOF helicopters during fiscal years 1990 to 1994.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Defense | The Secretary of Defense should direct the Secretary of the Army to terminate the planned procurement of the additional 34 MH-47E aircraft, including the $107.5 million already approved for fiscal year (FY) 1990. |
DOD disagreed with the recommendation to terminate the buy of 34 MH-47E helicopters. It cited the need to apply these medium-range helicopters to fill the long-range void created by the CV-22 cancellation. However, the size of the buy was reduced from 51 helicopters to 26 due to afforability.
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Air Force procurementArmy procurementFuture budget projectionsSpecial forcesHelicoptersInteragency relationsMilitary aircraftMilitary budgetsMilitary cost controlProcurement appropriations