What you have heard sounds to me like a fabricated rumour that has been cast out for no other purpose than a fishing expedition for comment.
I take the bait... my comment:
Sikorsky and Canada are certainly not pleased with each other over the terms and performance of the current MHP contracts. I don't' believe that anyone can possibly deny that.
What remains to be seen is whether Canada will accept junk for the currently (and oft amended upwards price) for the Cyclone or will Canada call the hands dealt. Only in the event of the latter will Sikorsky fold in my view.
The most likely outcome (my view) is that we (the RCN & RCAF) will end up being stuck with a pig in a poke and we will learn to live with it.
I sincerely hope that the Canadian MHP lesson does not get repeated elsewhere (enemies excepted).
