DoD delays Marine One selection

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Pentagon procurement officials have been unable to decide upon the winner of the Marine One VXX contract thereby delaying the selection of a replacement for the Marine One presidential transport helicopter fleet. The two teams vying for the contract are Team US101 with Lockheed Martin Corp. and Bell Helicopter Textron of the U.S. and Agusta Westland, an Italian-U.K. firm offering a variant of the European EH101 helicopter while Sikorsky Aircraft is offering the VH-92 helicopter with a new-design.

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'Multi-capabilities' may shape PRV choice- Expert

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The Department of Defense (DoD) is looking for multi-functional capabilities in the new personnel recovery vehicle (PRV), which has led to increased competition between manufacturers like Lockheed Martin Corporation, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and Bell Helicopter, a unit of Textron and The Boeing Company. The preparations of these players in anticipation of the PRV requirements are discussed.

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Sikorsky defenders stress experience, pedigree

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The US Navy's choice between Sikorsky helicopter made in the United States or a European-designed helicopter as the next Marine One transport is caught-up in the global politics. Sikorsky has been building helicopters since the President Dwight D. Eisenhower's time and it also stated that its VH-92 would be built in the United States.

National Security, Dept of the Navy, US Navy, United States. Navy

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