UK invites industry bids for New Medium Helicopter, sets 2025 contract date

UK invites industry bids for New Medium Helicopter, sets 2025 contract date
UK invites industry bids for New Medium Helicopter, sets 2025 contract date

The ITN phase is expected to deliver, for the first time, a full breakdown of requirements and costs for industry for the estimated $1.3 billion program.

Leonardo: If UK wants to meet new medium helo target, industry needs design details

Leonardo: If UK wants to meet new medium helo target, industry needs design details
Leonardo: If UK wants to meet new medium helo target, industry needs design details

“Clearly the longer these negotiations take…. the harder it is for any defense contractor to be able to then say that they’ve got a low-risk solution, [especially] if the end date for delivery doesn’t move,” Adam Clarke, managing director at Leonardo Helicopters UK, told Breaking Defense.

UK selects four competitors to fight for New Medium Helicopter contract

UK selects four competitors to fight for New Medium Helicopter contract
UK selects four competitors to fight for New Medium Helicopter contract

Four competitors are left standing in the UK’s New Medium Helicopter program with a future contractor due to reap a lucrative reward of $1.15 billion.