Lockheed And Boeing Are Challenging The US Army’s Helicopter Award To Bell Textron

 

Breaking Defense: Sikorsky-Boeing protest Army’s FLRAA award to Bell Textron 

GAO has up to 100 days to rule in a bid protest, but the congressional watchdog agency strives to resolve cases as quickly as possible. 

WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky and teammate Boeing today formally protested the Army’s choice of Bell Textron’s V-280 Valor tiltrotor in the coveted Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition, asking the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the decision. 

“Based on a thorough review of the information and feedback provided by the Army, Lockheed Martin Sikorsky, on behalf of Team DEFIANT, is challenging the FLRAA decision. The data and discussions lead us to believe the proposals were not consistently evaluated to deliver the best value in the interest of the Army, our Soldiers and American taxpayers,” the two companies declared in a statement.  

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WNU Editor: This Congressman is skeptical that this challenge will succeed .... Rep. Jackson believes Lockheed will lose protest of Bell's $1.3 billion Army contract (ABC News). 

Lockheed Are Boeing Are Challenging The US Army’s Helicopter Award To Bell Textron  

Sikorsky and Boeing Challenge Army Decision to Replace Black Hawk with Bell V-280 Tiltrotor -- Defense One 

Sikorsky challenges US Army’s helicopter award -- Defense News 

Lockheed's Sikorsky seeks review of Black Hawk replacement contract -- Reuters 

Sikorsky Is Formally Protesting Army’s Black Hawk Replacement Choice -- Warzone/The Drive  

Lockheed, Boeing, ‘Up In Arms’ Against US Army For Defying The Defiant X & Losing The Largest Helicopter Deal In 40 Years -- EurAsian Times

Lockheed Martin Challenges US Army's Helicopter Contract To Competitor -- Benzinga

Sikorsky-Boeing Team Reveals Advanced Assault Helicopter Designed To Revolutionize U.S. Army Capabilities

 

Cision News/Yahoo News: Sikorsky-Boeing Team Reveals Advanced Assault Helicopter Designed to Revolutionize U.S. Army Capabilities 

DEFIANT X™ to compete for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft contract, a top modernization priority for the Army 

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company (NYSE: LMT), and Boeing (NYSE: BA) today released details of its advanced helicopter for the U.S. Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft competition, known as FLRAA. The aircraft, named 

DEFIANT X, will be the fastest, most maneuverable and most survivable assault helicopter in history. Combined with the team's unsurpassed experience in mission systems, training and sustainment, it will revolutionize the way the Army meets threats in 2035 and beyond. 

DEFIANT X is a complete weapon system that builds on the handling qualities and transformational capabilities proven by the team's technology demonstrator, SB>1 DEFIANT®. With unmatched range and survivability, DEFIANT X will change the way the Army fights – enabling crews to fly low and fast through complex terrain, land quickly, deliver Soldiers and equipment to the objective area (referred to as "the X") and get out. 

DEFIANT X flies twice as far and fast as the venerable Black Hawk® helicopter it is designed to replace. Currently undergoing testing in a digital combat environment, the aircraft continues to prove itself the most survivable platform for mission requirements. 

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 More News On The Sikorsky-Boeing Team Revealing Its Advanced Assault Helicopter For The U.S. Army 

Lockheed-Boeing team pitch Defiant X, its candidate for the Army’s long-range assault helo competition -- Defense News 

Defiant-X: Sikorsky, Boeing Unveil FLRAA Design -- Breaking Defense 

Sikorsky-Boeing unveil Defiant X for US Army’s FLRAA programme -- Flight Global

Sikorsky-Boeing team releases details of its revolutionary helicopter -- Defence Blog

US Army Halts Apache Deliveries After Boeing Finds Improper Record-Keeping

Soldiers work on an AH-64E Apache at Camp Taji Military Complex, Iraq, in July 2017. U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY STAFF SGT. ISOLDA REYES 

Defense One: Army Halts Apache Deliveries After Boeing Finds Improper Record-Keeping At Helicopter Factory 

It’s the latest quality-control issue for the nation’s largest planemaker. 

The U.S. Army has stopped accepting Apache helicopters from Boeing after the company found that an employee kept “improper” records concerning parts installed on the aircraft.  

It’s the latest quality-control issue to bedevil America’s largest planemaker, which is trying to shift its company’s culture and repair its public image after two deadly airliner crashes and a production line that left tools and trash inside new tanker aircraft. 

“At this time the Army is still conducting a comprehensive review of a number of Boeing processes, production, and manufacturing plans for critical safety items applicable to all AH-64E aircraft production,” Lt. Col. Brandon Kelley, an Army spokesman, said in an emailed statement. 

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Update: Army halts deliveries of Apache attack helicopters over sacked factory employee's 'improper records for critical safety items' - in latest blow to hit Boeing (Daily Mail) 

WNU Editor: The problems keep on piling for Boeing.