The Connecticut-based Sikorsky has filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office over the Air Force’s modus operandi for re-competing the combat search and rescue helicopter replacement program, making the protest picture complete since Lockheed Martin filed a new protest last week. Sikorsky spokesman Paul Jackson told the Connecticut Post, “Our original concern remains that the Air Force is not fully considering the complete merits of the individual aircraft platforms.” The GAO reportedly has indicated it can perform a speedy resolution of the latest protests.
The U.S. military is sending more fighter jets to the Middle East to step up its war with Iran, adding to what is already the largest buildup of airpower in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. For now, the operation shows little sign of coming to a quick…