
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Textron’s [TXT] Bell Helicopter and Leonardo are touting two different approaches, pitching cost effectiveness against full requirements, for a potential Navy contract to replace its fleet of training helicopters with 105 new aircraft.Navy officials are looking to move on from the Bell TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopter for their advanced training program. A Request For Proposals (RFP) seeking a new single-engine, commercial off-the-shelf aircraft is expected later in 2018.“The Navy wants to do their training with a…