Air Force Light Attack Contract Gets More Curious

December 30, 2011 by
Filed under: Brazil, Business Line, Companies, Congress, Contract Awards, Countries, Department of Defense, Embraer, Events, Federal Budget Process, FMS, Hawker Beechcraft, Military Aviation, production program, Protest, Services, U.S. Air Force 

Update – Last night Embraer confirmed receipt of the $355 million contract for twenty aircraft and their support.

It came out today as part of Hawker Beechcraft’s suit against the U.S. Air Force over their denied protest about their exclusion from the Light Attack aircraft competition that the contract has been awarded to the team of Sierra Nevada and Brazil’s Embraer. Hawker had submitted a version of their T-6 trainer for an aircraft initially to potentially be used by Afghanistan and the U.S.

The Air Force eliminated the proposal from consideration as not being technically responsive. Hawker protested to the Government Accountability Office ( GAO) but was denied by that agency. Hawker then sued as the next step in the protest process. That case is being expedited by the Federal Court responsible for these cases.

The notice of the award tothe only remaining bidder came without seemingly either public notice by the Defense Department or Congressional notification. This latest move will only further raise questions especially of those in Congress who support Hawker.

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2 Responses to “Air Force Light Attack Contract Gets More Curious”

  1. Congressional Hypocrisy on Outsourcing Defense Contracts « Clark County Conservative on January 7th, 2012 11:02 am

    [...] Beechcraft, an established aircraft manufacturer based in Wichita, Kansas appears to have been shut out of a defense contract in supplying the U.S. Air Force with a light attack aircraft slated for use as a trainer and a [...]

  2. Congressional Hypocrisy on Outsourcing Defense Contracts « 54°40′ Or Fight! on January 7th, 2012 11:37 am

    [...] Beechcraft, an established aircraft manufacturer based in Wichita, Kansas appears to have been shut out of a defense contract in supplying the U.S. Air Force with a light attack aircraft slated for use as a trainer and a [...]

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