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TBM-Legend
Not so. There was a tender which included aircraft and support. The aircraft, like the Challengers and BBJ are leased. Northrop Grumman won...
Thats not correct TBM. The tender was for a managing contractor. As part of that process there was an analysis required of the various aircraft solutions amongst other things. Not a tender for the supply of aircraft. That did not take place.
Northrop did not win at all. There was a two step process which shortlisted a couple of companies. Northrop were in fact knocked out in the first round.