Itīs not what the special forces want.
They were looking for something a lot smaller, more along the size of a Kiowa.
But then someone along the line thought it would be nice to get the aircraft IF-rated and twin-engined and so on and so forth.
And obviously it had to be a Eurocopter. Because weīre having such great experiences with EC building military aircraft.
The whole process was tailored so that only the EC 145 would be an option.
An aircraft too big and with too much technology for those short hops to deploy and recover special forces.
Besides: It hasnīt flown yet. Why so complicated?
Tom
P.S.: Itīs a boy!