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Friday, January 08, 2010

Quick-fix chopper plan sunk on Sea Sprite anti-submarine helicopters

SH-2 Super SeaspriteA Navy plan to quickly replace the doomed Sea Sprite anti-submarine helicopters with proven US-built aircraft has been scuttled by the Government.

Defence brass wanted Cabinet to approve a $4 billion "rapid acquisition" of 24 Seahawk choppers from US builder Sikorsky and systems integrator Lockheed Martin, thus avoiding a competitive tender process.

The Government refused and told Defence to make it a two-horse race between the tried and tested Sikorsky MH-60R and the new generation European made EADS NH90 - which is the sea-going variant of 46 choppers already being built in Brisbane for the army and navy.

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