I would hope that the Army is astute enough not to drink the kool aid.
According to
Defense News we should hear who the Army selects to build the JMR TDs by the end of next month.
The technical requirements for FVL would seem to favor a tilt rotor, but Sikorsky decided to go with a compound. Sikorsky is not stupid and they have spent quite a bit of time over the past 2 or 3 decades studying tilt rotors (anyone recall their
VDTR concept?). If they felt a tilt rotor was a better technical approach they definitely have the expertise to design and build one. Maybe Sikorsky thinks the Army operating a large tilt rotor will create too much friction with the (fixed-wing) Air Force, so the only politically acceptable option for an Army FVL heavy configuration would be a rotary-wing aircraft.
It will fun to see what happens in a couple weeks when the TD selection is announced!