Delay In Army Helicopter Upgrade Could Harm Local Economy (Keystone Business News)

In a piece for the Keystone Business News, Kyla Asbury highlights Lexington Institute’s Loren Thompson and his November 2018 article for Forbes on the effects delays in helicopter upgrades could have for plant employees. “Loren Thompson wrote for Forbes that the delay wouldn’t just cause problems with Boeing, but also with soldiers in the field, as they would have no rotorcraft capable of transporting the successor to their Humvees,” Asbury wrote. “The possible delay has broader implications than just at the Boeing plant, according to Thompson.” In a February 2019 article for Forbes, Thompson again raised concerns delays could have on plant employees.

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