The Marine Light Attack Helicopter Paradigm: Upgrade, Replace or Invest in the Future?

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Abstract:

If defense budget cuts continue their present trend, the Marine Light Attack Helicopter HMLA community will support the Corps of the 21st century with 1980 technology because of improper funding and wait-and-see strategies. Trapped in a decreasing Defense budget crunch, the aging fleet of HMLA helicopters will enter the 21st century without the technological enhancements desperately needed to support the Commandants operational maneuver from the sea OMFTS. The HMLA community continues to choose an upgrade vice replacement strategy. HMLA funding has historically fallen to the back of the line concerning congressional funding and military priorities. The UH-1N needs to be replaced, not upgraded. Money spent on the HML-60 and dollars invested now into tilt rotor technology will keep the HMLA community viable beyond the first quarter of the 21st century.

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
Descriptive Note:
Research paper
Pagination:
0022

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
USMC/CSC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_4.4_Logistics Services; JCA_4.2.3_Manage Global Supplier Networks; JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_4.3_Maintain
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Air Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*MARINE CORPS AIRCRAFT, *MILITARY BUDGETS, *MILITARY PROCUREMENT, *MILITARY MODERNIZATION, *REPLACEMENT, *ATTACK HELICOPTERS, *LIFE EXPECTANCY(SERVICE LIFE), SAFETY, TILT ROTOR AIRCRAFT, DEFICIENCIES, TACTICAL AIR SUPPORT, RELIABILITY, DECISION MAKING, VIABILITY
Field(s)/Group(s):
Helicopters, Administration and Management, Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
Keyword(s):
*MARINE LIGHT ATTACK HELICOPTER, *UH 1N AIRCRAFT, HML 60 AIRCRAFT, HELICOPTER UPGRADES, AH 1W AIRCRAFT
Report Date:
1996 Jan 01
Creation Date:
2009 Jan 21