With a fiscal 2013 aviation budget potentially more than $200 million lower than 2012, the Coast Guard is thinking outside the box with new programs to add to the fleet.rn1.The service currently has about 200 aviation assets.rn2.The commandant has expressed interest in having the Air Force transfer C-27J transport aircraft to the Coast Guard.rn3.The testing of ScanEagle, a smaller, more affordable unmanned aerial system, is taking place off the National Security Cutter Stratton.
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