A more extensive article on the topic.
Sikorsky, Boeing Team to Offer Next Generation Medium Helicopter to the US Army | Defense Update - Military Technology & Defense News
It seems two design will be selected for initial evaluations and prototyping. The big questions seems to be who will become the second contender and with what design.. I has to be a 30.000 lbs machine, so bigger the e.g. the Raider that will fly next yr.
Eurocopter seems the 800lbs Gorilla in the industry at this moment. But maybe they'll skip this one, being busy with X4, X6, X9 and X3 technology development.
There was a THT program with Boeing but I haven't seen any recent news on it since Sept '12..
