US Army may defer modernisation plans to buy Apaches, 11th CAB

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The US Army in the coming years hopes to fund an 11th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) and to add four AH-64 Apache attack helicopter battalions for the Army National Guard, potentially by deferring aviation modernisation efforts, according to the army's vice chief of staff. Re-establishing the 11th CAB and adding Apache units are high-priority efforts because they would "directly contribute to readiness", for example, by reducing stress on the aviation fleet that would otherwise need to rotate in and out of South Korea, General Daniel Allyn told reporters during a 21 June meeting.