Bell, Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky Compete For Billions In Contracts To Modernize Army Helicopters

Arlington TX

04 June, 2022

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By Seth Bodine, Fort Worth Report June 2, 2022 Aerospace manufacturer Bell Textron Inc. is competing for two U.S. Army contracts to build two models of future helicopters. Billions of dollars are on the line for three leading defense contractors competing for the lucrative contracts. Bell's competition is the two biggest defense contractors in the industry — Sikorsky, which is owned by Lockheed Martin, and Boeing. The Army is expected to make a decision about which company will build the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and will replace Sikorsky's UH-60 Black Hawk in the coming months. That decision is likely to come in September, Douglas Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, said in a U.S. Senate hearing. The companies are also competing for the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, which are helicopters designed for scouting and reconnaissance, and will replace Boeing's AH-64 Apache. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.