• The block 3 upgrade for the Apache AH-64 helicopter is one of six acquisition programs continuing under Nunn-McCurdy legislation.
    The block 3 upgrade for the Apache AH-64 helicopter is one of six acquisition programs continuing under Nunn-McCurdy legislation.
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US Department of Defense officials have certified that six acquisition programs, including the F-35 Lightning II and the DDG-1000 destroyer, should continue under Nunn-McCurdy legislation.

The systems also include the block 3 upgrade program for the Apache AH-64 helicopter, the advanced threat infrared countermeasures/common missile warning system, the wideband global satellite communications program and the remote mine hunting system.

Nunn-McCurdy legislation requires DoD officials to constantly estimate the cost of programs and compare it to the estimate of the cost when the program started.

When a program grows more than 50 per cent beyond the original estimate, the legislation requires the DoD acquisition executive to certify to Congress "that the program is essential to national security, that there are no alternatives to the program which will provide acceptable capability," a senior defense official speaking on background said.

None of the programs on the Nunn-McCurdy list are surprises to department officials or to Congress, the official said.

DoD officials notified Congress that the programs were in Nunn-McCurdy breach 90 days ago.

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