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.
Army set a cost limit of $43. million in con-stat dollars (I don't remember which year) for FLRAA.