Originally Posted by
Commando Cody
Take this for what it's worth, but I have heard from multiple sources that when it was announced at Bell that Boeing would not be a partner on Valor, there was actual cheering.
Bell played hardball on teaming negotiations and drove Boeing to look for other options... this was one of the strategic masterstrokes that helped secure a Bell victory, frankly. The counterpoint to the cheering at Bell was the wailing and gnashing of teeth at Sikorsky when that partnership was announced.