The Pentagon and the White House will negotiate another try at a Marine One helicopter….
Those of you have followed me here about the Presidents Helicopter debacle, know that I have watched with horror as the White House, and Pentagon throw away your money, for a new presidential helicopter, while we have nine new Agusta-Westland VH-71A’s sitting around, doing nothing..
..the whole thing stinks….
The miliary’s acquisition chief, Ashton Carter, went on record Monday, with the company line (aimed at the House which wants to try save those 9 birds they have), that there will be a new round of bids for a new Marine One helo, to replace the thirty year old ones the president travels in now…..In order to show that they got something out of writing off the $3 billion….Carter says that they will try to use off the shelf technology this time….
My question….
Are they gonna recreate the aerial tanker re-bid…and just take whatever the american bidder Sikorsky throws at them, or are they gonna give Agusta -Westland a chance?…
negociateCan I get some of the money they threw away?….
……aAnd what are they going do with the nine choppers that they bought for $3 billion?
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……aAnd what are they going do with the nine choppers that they bought for $3 billion?
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Donate some to the Coast Guard, some to FEMA, and some to Bangladesh
okay ….I agree……Coast Guard could use them…. right quick……