Douglas Bush, the assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, told reporters Monday that the service’s FLRAA schedule has “accounted” for a protest but did not disclose what amount of buffer has been factored into the timeline.
Boeing explained that while the previous century of aviation advances saw innovations in what kind of aircraft were developed, the company believes that this century's significant advancements will be related to how aircraft are made.
"The Apache is going to be the US Army's principal attack helicopter for the next 25 to 30 years. There's nothing right now that is on the books that's going to replace the Apache,” said Jessie Farrington, Boeing’s director of attack helicopter global sales and marketing.