Flying Lawyer
It's possible it was just a coincidence that such a valuable/high profile American contact was awarded to AgustaWestland rather than Sikorsky just after our Prime Minister not only took us into President Bush's war on Iraq but scampered around the world encouraging other world leaders to join in.
Anything is possible.
Possibly. But seeing as it is designed by Lockheed in Owego (not Lockheed UK IS) and built by Bell I don't see where Britain comes into the equation. Didn't they tell Tony that just a couple of blokes from Havant would be involved.