The U.S. Army still considers the Armed Aerial Scout a valid requirement, Maj. Gen. Michael D. Lundy, commander of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence, told HASC’s subcommittee on tactical air and land forces.
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“We still have a valid requirement for Armed Aerial Scout. That has not changed,” he said. “We made a fiscal decision, based on the original 40-percent cuts that came into the aviation modernization portfolio.”