Despite $15b windfall, Army could cut programs.

• Author: Erwin, Sandra I.
• Position: Washington PULSE

When the Army cancelled the pricey Comanche helicopter last year, service officials appeared rather ebullient at the prospect of shifting the $15 billion they would have spent to buy that aircraft to several other aviation programs.

It now appears that even Comanche's hefty allowance may not be enough to save some of the Army's key aircraft acquisitions. As a result of recent budget drills at the Defense Department, "there will be pressure on aircraft procurement," says James McAleese, a defense...