Army leaders clash with Connecticut lawmaker on future of Black Hawk helicopter

The Army has said for years that it wants to cancel unwanted programs and quickly shift both funding and attention when new threats require new capabilities. Last week, the defense secretary tasked the service with axing a handful of programs, and the service eagerly responded by listing the UH-64D Apache, M10 Booker, Humvee, and the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle as equipment they’d like to unload.But the Army doesn’t have the final say on how it spends its money, and the people in ch