The Government Accountability Office denied a protest filed by Lockheed Martin Sikorsky and Boeing of the Army's decision to award its next-gen helicopter contract to Bell.
A promotional image of the V-280 Valor helicopter, courtesy of Bell. The Valor has been selected as the U.S. Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.
The agency added that it denied Sikorsky’s allegations about the acceptability of Bell’s proposal and dismissed Sikorsky’s additional arguments. GAO notes that the agency expresses no view about the merits of proposals and that judgments about which proposals will best meet the government’s needs are reserved to the agencies and are subject only to statutory and regulatory requirements.issued the following statement on the GAO’s decision to deny the protest: "We remain confident the Lockheed Martin Sikorsky and Boeing team submitted the most capable, affordable and lowest-risk Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft solution.
Over the life of the fleet, the contract could be worth as much as $70 billion if the helicopter moves into higher-rate production and is made available for sale to the militaries of foreign allies and partners, according to Maj. Gen. Rob Barrie.
Sikorsky’s Defiant utilizes a compound coaxial design to improve its speed and range relative to a traditional helicopter design.of a faster speed and longer range than the Black Hawk while fitting into the same footprint as the UH-60 to ease the eventual transition.
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