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U.S. Navy moves ahead on new presidential helicopter program
Source: Reuters
U.S. Navy moves ahead on new presidential helicopter program
By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON | Fri May 3, 2013 2:36pm EDT
(Reuters) - The U.S. Navy posted the final rules for a long-delayed, multibillion dollar competition for a new fleet of presidential helicopters, saying it planned to award a contract about a year from now despite looming U.S. defense budget cuts.
"We're moving forward as we planned all along," said Kelly Burdick, spokeswoman for the Navy office that is overseeing the competition, one of the few for new military helicopters in coming years.
Burdick said the Navy's latest effort to buy new presidential helicopters was carefully structured to be affordable given mounting pressures on U.S. military budgets. She said it was not immediately clear if the program would be affected by across-the-board budget cuts that took effect on March 1. "What will be, will be," she said.
The Navy posted the final request for proposals for a new Marine One helicopter on Friday, setting an August 1 deadline for proposals to be submitted and saying it planned to pick a winning bidder in the third quarter of fiscal year 2014.
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By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON | Fri May 3, 2013 2:36pm EDT
(Reuters) - The U.S. Navy posted the final rules for a long-delayed, multibillion dollar competition for a new fleet of presidential helicopters, saying it planned to award a contract about a year from now despite looming U.S. defense budget cuts.
"We're moving forward as we planned all along," said Kelly Burdick, spokeswoman for the Navy office that is overseeing the competition, one of the few for new military helicopters in coming years.
Burdick said the Navy's latest effort to buy new presidential helicopters was carefully structured to be affordable given mounting pressures on U.S. military budgets. She said it was not immediately clear if the program would be affected by across-the-board budget cuts that took effect on March 1. "What will be, will be," she said.
The Navy posted the final request for proposals for a new Marine One helicopter on Friday, setting an August 1 deadline for proposals to be submitted and saying it planned to pick a winning bidder in the third quarter of fiscal year 2014.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/03/us-navy-helicopter-idUSBRE9420UA20130503