Sikorsky filed a new "supplemental" protest earlier this week for the Future Long Range-Assault Aircraft award. The Army awarded the contract to Bell, owned by Textron, in early December to produce the V-280 Valor aircraft. Service officials said on Dec. 5 that the initial award would be for $232 million, but ultimately it could be worth up to $1.3 billion. Bell’s V-280 and a joint proposal from Sikorsky and Boeing were the two finalists in the competition for the contract,...
