VXX Presidential Helicopter: Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

On January 28, 2005, Navy officials announced the award of the VXX helicopter contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. Critics of the award have raised concerns about the effect on the U.S. defense industrial base, U.S. trade, and whether Buy American statutes apply. Some question whether the competition was fair. Legislation has been introduced regarding some of these issues. This report will be updated as warranted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA467728

Entities

People

  • Christopher Bolkcom

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Assembly Lines
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Helicopters
  • Law
  • Military Procurement
  • National Governments
  • Procurement
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace Research.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.