RotorPilot,
The ignorance is yours. The contract that is awarded includes a 20 year guaranteed maintenance cost. I really don't know what drives you, but its clear this is not a discussion, it is your forum for your polemics.
The requirements were tough enough that we had to push to make them, and we have better performance than the EH-101. Better, as in we carry more payload, go farther and go faster.
The myth that the competition has created is a way to save face, as they cost more and carry less, and are more expensive to operate. That myth was created to the embarassment of the good people who were trying to make a rational choice. This procurement was a tough one for the guys who had the decision, they faced adverts from one side that insisted that they just drop the competition and pick them. Those ads created the myth of the watered down requirements.