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  • U.S. Aerospace is Back and Wants to Offer Chinese Chopper as New Marine One

    02/05/2011 9:28:18 PM PST · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 31 replies
    Defense Tech ^ | 2/4/2010 | Defense Tech
    In case you didn’t see this earlier, U.S. Aerospace is back. You know, the shady company that was disqualified from bidding in the Air Force’s $35 billion KC-X contest with Antonov-based designs. Now they’re apparently teaming with China’s state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation to bid on the Marines’ VXX presidential helicopter replacement effort. Apparently, they’re going to offer China’s knock-off of the half century-old Super Frelon (pictured above) as a replacement for the half century-old Sea Kings that are currently flown as Marine One. Yup, this one will go far. Let’s see how they get disqualified from bidding this time.