Rotorcraft Back to the Future
Rotorcraft Back to the Future
Rotorcraft Back to the Future
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US Army Aviation S&T Investment<br />
1972<br />
1974<br />
1976<br />
1978<br />
1980<br />
1982<br />
1984<br />
1986<br />
1988<br />
1990<br />
1992<br />
1994<br />
1996<br />
1998<br />
2000<br />
2002<br />
2004<br />
2006<br />
2008<br />
Constant 2008 Dollars<br />
(Millions)<br />
350<br />
Technology Readiness Level (TRL) = 1 <strong>to</strong> 4<br />
300<br />
250<br />
200<br />
150<br />
100<br />
50<br />
0<br />
UH-60A Blackhawk<br />
and AH-64A Apache<br />
Development<br />
YRAH-66 Comanche<br />
Development<br />
Downward trend in DoD ro<strong>to</strong>rcraft investment<br />
over past 20 years!<br />
11/24/2012<br />
12-130 | 6
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