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Old 11th Jul 2014, 15:13
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Stinger10
 
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Why not?

Why wouldn't the Royal Family fly a helicopter from their own domestic manufacturer? The US President just awarded a sole source bid to "their" largest US supplier Sikorsky for the new Presidential helicopter.

The US is much much more protectionist than the UK.
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