Aircraft
Sikorsky Submits Lone Bid for Presidential Helo
Sikorsky Aircraft is proposing its S-92 medium-lift helicopter for the U.S. Navy’s VXX Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program, shown in this artist’s rendering. (Image: Sikorsky)
Sikorsky Aircraft is proposing its S-92 medium-lift helicopter for the U.S. Navy’s VXX Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program, shown in this artist’s rendering. (Image: Sikorsky)

The bid deadline for the U.S. Navy’s high-profile VXX Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program closed on August 1 with apparently only one bidder—Sikorsky Aircraft—submitting a proposal. The Navy declined to identify the number of bids received, but other companies that had earlier announced plans to compete for the VXX contract confirmed that they have decided not to submit proposals.