Oh lordy......meet with a new builder of helicopters....let's kick this can a bit further down the lane shall we?
The Government made the decision to replace the Sea King seventeen years ago.....before they decided not to replace it.....and decided to replace it....and now they want to replace the aircraft they wanted/did not want/wanted....and they have not laid hands of the first one yet?
Perhaps Lockheed can build one for them like the US Prez aircraft which is so much further down the production ine?
In the end they could buy CH-53K's for what they are spending on paper helicopters.
