Joint Requirements Oversight Council

Type: Organization

Name: Joint Requirements Oversight Council

First reported Jun 04 2013 - Updated Jun 04 2013 - 1 reports

Marines’ $22.2 Billion Mistake?

SikorskyThe Marines' CH-53K (in case you were wondering, the "CH" doesn't stand for "cheap").It used to be the Marines were the most penurious of the military services:– The Army replaced its AH-1 Cobras with AH-64 Apaches, but the Marines kept flying ... [Published Time - Jun 04 2013]

Entities: US Marine Corps, F/A-18 Hornet, Heavy Lift Helicopters, Joint Requirements Oversight Council, CH-53K Super Stallion

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...It does not "zero time" the airframe or improve performance. In fact, according to Kiowa Warrior Product Mgr Lt Col Matt Hannah, "about 60% of the airframe will be replaced, but there's 40% that is still literally 42 years old today—and, when you finish the production line, 55 years old." A decision is pending now on whether to replace the aircraft with the AAS or overhaul the Kiowa Warrior completely by means of a service life extension...

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I’m Lazarus and I’m honored to be a contributor on Galrahn’s site. I’m a retired surface navy officer who decided to go back to school and get a PhD in Military history. Some may recognize me either from my posts here, or over on sailorbob.com where ...

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I’m Lazarus and I’m honored to be a contributor onGalrahn’s site. I’m a retired surface navy officer who decided to go back toschool and get a PhD in Military history. Some may recognize me either from myposts here, or over on sailorbob.com where I have ...