Originally Posted by
noneofyourbusiness
Sikorsky partnered with Boeing to disrupt development of Valor. This strategy failed. Both Valor and Defiant cost a lot more than a Black Hawk, use larger engines, higher fuel burn. Army Aviation will shrink over time, or have to locate additional funding.
Based on your logic the UH-60 should have never replaced the H-1. In fact, no advancement in aviation would ever take place.
Increased speed and range do not come for free. Higher speeds require more power and typically require more fuel. This is physics, not politics.