Friday, July 23, 2004
The Globe and Mail: "Winning helicopters assailed as inferior
Ottawa and Halifax — The 28 American-made military helicopters the federal government intends to purchase for $5-billion are smaller and weaker than the machines made by the losing bidder, and the price difference between the two is minute, sources said yesterday.
A series of Liberal defence ministers had promised that the controversial helicopter contract would go to the lowest bidder, a stipulation that critics said skewed the process in favour of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.'s H-92.
Ottawa and Halifax — The 28 American-made military helicopters the federal government intends to purchase for $5-billion are smaller and weaker than the machines made by the losing bidder, and the price difference between the two is minute, sources said yesterday.
A series of Liberal defence ministers had promised that the controversial helicopter contract would go to the lowest bidder, a stipulation that critics said skewed the process in favour of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.'s H-92.
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