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February 2010Rebalancing Investment to Meet Global RequirementsResearch and Development funding for EP‐X has been removed from the FY 2011budget. A follow‐on to the EP‐3E Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) platform will be reevaluatedafter completion of the Analysis of Alternatives. Connecting multi‐serviceplatforms and ground stations for ISR will be a focus of the follow‐on platform,migrating into the Joint Airborne SIGINT Architecture necessary to support theintelligence needs of national and military decision makers.The Super Stallion CH‐53E, the only heavy‐lift helicopter specifically configured tosupport Marine missions, entered the fleet in 1980. An improved CH‐53K isrequired to support Marine Air‐Ground Task Force heavy‐lift requirements in the21 st century joint environment. A cross functional platform with a logistics and forceapplication role, the CH‐53K will conduct expeditionary heavy‐lift transport ofarmored vehicles, equipment and personnel to support distributed operations deepinland from a sea‐based center of operations. The sixth year of system developmentand demonstration continues in FY 2011.The VH‐71 Presidential Helicopter program has been cancelled by direction of theSecretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology &Logistics). The FY 2011 RDT&E,N budget includes $95 million for program closeoutcosts and $65 million for initiation of a follow‐on program to replace the legacyVH‐3 and VH‐60 Presidential helicopters.FY 2011 Department of the Navy Budget 5–15