陆军将 3 个连转移到飞行学校下一场竞赛的第三阶段

贝尔、M1 和洛克希德·马丁公司向 Breaking Defense 确认,他们已被选中进入下一阶段的竞争。

来源:美国防务快讯网

WASHINGTON — The Army h as selected three companies to move on to the next phase of its Flight School Next competition, the service’s new multi-faceted program to train helicopter pilots at Fort Rucker.

今天,贝尔、M1 和洛克希德·马丁公司向 Breaking Defense 确认,他们已被选中进入竞赛的第三阶段,其中需要根据 12 月份发布的原始商业解决方案开放 (CSO) 提交完整的书面商业解决方案提案。

“We are grateful for the Army’s confidence in our Flight School Next solution to move on to Phase III,” Todd Morar, vice president of Air and Commercial Solutions at Lockheed Martin said in a company statement today. “For years we have been refining a comprehensive solution that aligns with the Army’s vision for a modern, affordable and high quality training pipeline that will produce fundamentally better aviators.”

今天的公告是在上个月选定的三家公司进入第二阶段竞赛之后发布的。根据 CSO 的说法,该阶段包括就定价、创新和公司的项目总体框架进行演示。

Lockheed had previously identified itself as a prime contractor for the overall competition, and today revealed that it would be partnering with civilian helicopter manufacturer Robinson for the program.Robinson will be competing as a sub contractor with its R-66 aircraft for both Lockheed and M1.

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“We are proud to be selected by Lockheed Martin as the platform of choice for the Army’s next primary trainer, a decision that aligns mission requirements with fiscal reality,” President and CEO of Robinson David Smith said in Lockheed’s statement today.

M1 还向 Breaking Defense 证实,该公司正在与 Robinson 的 R-66 竞争中取得进展。