Tue, Feb 17, 2004
Team US101 Delivers Marine One Helicopter Proposal To Navy
If we were only so lucky. A combat proven EH101 helicopter
landed last week at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR),
Patuxent River (MD) bearing Lockheed Martin's proposal to provide
the president of the United States with a new Marine One helicopter
fleet.
The 5,000-page proposal describes the US101 team's technical
solution for a Marine One helicopter. The document also details the
platform's record of dependable performance in some of the harshest
conditions imaginable; the experience of the U.S.-led international
team; and cost. NAVAIR issued the request for proposals on December
18, 2003.
The aircraft delivering the proposal is one of two Royal Air
Force helicopters that served in Bosnia last year in support of the
United Nations security force. Four countries currently operate 92
aircraft in a variety of mission roles. The US101 medium-lift
platform offered by the US101 team will be an American-built
variant of that proven platform.
"We believe the president of the United States deserves the best
capability in the world to fulfill the full duties of the office
aboard Marine One," said Stephen D. Ramsey, Lockheed Martin's US101
vice president and general manager. "Our proposal details a
high-performance helicopter system that has already demonstrated
its ability to provide safe, secure, efficient and cost-effective
transport for the office of the president well into the 21st
century."
An introductory letter
in the proposal from Lockheed Martin Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer Vance D. Coffman emphasizes Lockheed Martin Corporation's
commitment to the Marine One helicopter program. Lockheed Martin's
Systems Integration -- Owego business, the corporation's helicopter
center of excellence, leads the US101 team as prime contractor and
systems integrator.
Principal subcontractors AgustaWestland and Bell Helicopter
Textron are collaborating to manufacture the aircraft in Texas. The
American-built US101 will source at least 65 percent content from
suppliers across 41 states. The manufacturer claims a key
advantage of the US101 helicopter is that the spacious cabin is
one-third larger than its competitor. The additional space will
provide the president with a true "office in the sky" that will
ensure the president and staff can carry out their full duties
while onboard.
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