NOTE: You really have to call into question the continued service of the UH-1Y with the emphasis on extremely long range strikes from over the horizon. A combat radius that is longer than legacy models but still relatively short...all of which negatively affects loiter time, means that the USMC is basically rendering a brand new helicopter obsolete by the emphasis of a doctrine that seeks to favor the MV-22. The same applies to the AH-1Z. The emphasis on range affects more than the AAV and ship to shore connectors. It will also affect the air wing in ways that haven't yet been considered. If the Corps follows through with the SPMAGTF-CR concept then we can effectively do away with at least half of our UH-1Y/AH-1Z force.
