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Old 30th Sep 2011, 01:47
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FoxtrotAlpha18
 
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Just to clarify....

The RAN DIDN'T select the 429 for RMI.

Raytheon had the previous RMI contract with the A109E and got a three year extension. The spec basically calls for a helo in that class, but it was Raytheon's decision to bring the 429 in rather than extend the 109s, or go with something else such as the Ec135 or even the GrandNew.

The fact that Raytheon has teamed with Bell and Hawker Pacific to pitch the 429 for HATS may or may not be purely coincidental - maybe they'll work some of the bugs out of the "work in progress" in time for the HATS RFT.
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