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GAO again says Air Force must redo helicopter deal
By FlyingNews @ 5:37 PM :: 343 Views ::
0 Comments :: Military Aviation, Helicopters
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WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Government Accountability Office has again told the Air Force it should request revised bids in a $15 billion helicopter competition and start from scratch in evaluating them. In a surprise move, the Air Force last November picked Boeing Co. and a variant of its CH-47 Chinook helicopter to build 146 new helicopters to replace its aging fleet of Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawks.
The decision was immediately challenged by Sikorsky, a unit of United Technologies Corp., and Lockheed Martin Corp. . The GAO last month upheld their protest, saying the Air Force was inconsistent in the way it evaluated the operating and support costs of the competing helicopters. |
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