Judge sends Army back to drawing board on training aircraft procurement

By Courtney McBride / August 30, 2016 at 12:30 PM
The saga continues over the Army's effort to modernize its aviation training fleet, following a ruling this month in AgustaWestland's lawsuit over procurement of 16 additional training helicopters. In a decision issued Aug. 15 and released in redacted form Aug. 24, Judge Susan Braden of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims gave the Army six months to pursue one of three courses of action: recompete the contract; issue a revised justification and approval document that resolves deficiencies in the December...

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