Pared-Down Helicopters Cost Less, but Navy Fears They Won't Last Long (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! New

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With the costs of a proposed fleet of presidential helicopters soaring, a growing chorus in Congress is calling for refocusing the program to produce a less expensive, interim model. But the Navy estimates the interim version might need to be replaced in as little as five years, raising questions about cost-effectiveness.

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