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Leonardo Drops Lakota Lawsuit, Clearing Way For Airbus Army Sale

Wednesday, February 28th, 2018

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Following a loss in court on a related case and a scathing rebuke from a competing aircraft manufacturer, Leonardo Helicopters has decided to withdraw a lawsuit challenging the Army’s purchase of Airbus UH-72 Lakota helicopters in fiscal 2017.“In light of the Appellate Court ruling, Leonardo Helicopters has decided to discontinue any further legal action regarding the sole-source award of trainer helicopters to the U.S. Army,” a company spokesman told sister publication Defense Daily in an email. “We nonetheless continue to believe that strong competition for government…

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