U.S. Army Plans January Decision on Helicopter Deal

The Wall Street Journal (online registration required): The U.S. Army has revised plans to award a contract worth over $800 million to buy helicopters built in the U.S. by an arm of Airbus Group NV. The proposed deal has become a closely watched gauge of the Pentagon's efforts to promote competition.

The Army stirred controversy from Airbus rivals in June with a plan to retire two types of training helicopters and replace them with up to 155 new Airbus EC-145 helicopters, expanding a 2006...

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