Danish Helicopter Buy ‘This Month.’ A top Lockheed Martin executive expects the Danish defense department to whittle down its bidders for its Lynx helicopter program down to two “this month” and that the company will be one of the finalists. George Barton, Lockheed Martin vice president of business development, ship and aviation systems, says last week at the Surface Navy Association Symposium in Arlington, Va., he’s “very optimistic” Lockheed Martin will be a finalist with its MH-60R. The other competitor is AgustaWestland with its AW159. American EuroCopter was rumored to be a participant, but a company spokeswoman tells Defense Daily it would not be participating.