Boeing, Lockheed opt out of TH-XX competition following RFP publication

By Justin Katz / January 30, 2019 at 1:23 PM
Neither Boeing nor Lockheed Martin will compete to build the Navy's next training helicopter, company spokeswomen told Inside Defense this week following the request for proposals' publication . Several companies began posturing for the competition to produce the Advanced Helicopter Training System, dubbed TH-XX, in April during the Sea-Air-Space symposium. Boeing and Lockheed had both declined to comment at that time. Boeing's choice to not compete follows the company's recent streak of wins in high-profile aircraft competitions last year,...

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