IC:
The Army's position on its go-forward RW training needs (i.e. twin engine/glass cockpit) was well covered
My point then and remains;
not a single requirements document generated by the Army stating their requirements for IERW trainer.
Congress doesn't generate requirements, services do. They can provide oversight when it comes to cost and complexity trade-offs though.....
I agree though, it sounds like AIRBUS is ramming their EC-145 twin engine requirements down the Army's throat a bit. Maybe AB should get some sort of consideration after the Army killed the AAS program they were leading the charge on? $1B worth of consideration maybe
According to AW's own website, the AW119Kx is ONLY built in Philadelphia and the Kx version was specifically developed for the US market. So your previous statement is at a minimum, no longer accurate.