Had to laugh when I saw how much was "saved" by cancelling the VH-71
3.3 billion spent
555 million plus unspecified amount for cancellation.
8.4 billion for VH-3D rework.
Sikorsky Gets $8.4B Navy Helicopter Contract. | Planenews Aviation News
SEATTLE: The U.S. Defense Department said Wednesday it will modify an existing contract with
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and pay the contractor $8.4 billion for the VH-3D executive helicopter special progressive aircraft rework induction.
Sikorsky, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., will perform the work in Stratford, Conn., for the Naval Air systems Command of Patuxent River, Md.
The department said the job is expected to be completed in August 2011.
The original phase 2 VH-71 was forecast at 13 billion at the time of cancellation but a rescue plan was suggested that would have provided phase 1 aircraft at almost the original contract cost. Surely they would still have been better than reworked VH-3Ds.
Also how much is it going to cost to make the S92 fit the contract???