Kill Army Helo Upgrades & Build Super Chopper: Bell V-280 Exec

Kill Army Helo Upgrades & Build Super Chopper: Bell V-280 Exec
Kill Army Helo Upgrades & Build Super Chopper: Bell V-280 Exec

AMARILLO, TEX.: Bell Helicopter is so confident in their new V-280 tilt-rotor prototype that they want the Pentagon to accelerate the Future Vertical Lift program – which they think the V-280 will win – by “five to eight years.” [Click here for our head-to-head comparison of the V-280 and its rival, the Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1] That…

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Cut Red Tape: HASC Chair Thornberry Rolls Out 1st Major Acquisition Changes

Cut Red Tape: HASC Chair Thornberry Rolls Out 1st Major Acquisition Changes
Cut Red Tape: HASC Chair Thornberry Rolls Out 1st Major Acquisition Changes

UPDATED: Here Is Bill That Thornberry Introduced On March 25 CAPITOL HILL: After over a year of preparation, House Armed Services chairman Mac Thornberry will announce Monday a plan to fix Pentagon procurement. In intentional contrast to past efforts at sweeping acquisition reforms, Monday’s child will be a relatively modest “increment one,” a committee aide…

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