Kaman and Russia's Rosoboronexport armaments agency have dropped out of the competition to be the foreign manufacturing partner for the indigenous Korea Multirole Helicopter (KMH). AgustaWestland, Bell, Boeing, Eurocopter and Sikorsky still plan to submit proposals on 15 June to be the KMH programme's system integrator. Each company has also been asked to give presentations on 16 June to a special evaluation team organised by South Korea's ministry of national defence, which is to select a winner later this year. Seven companies initially signed in March to receive the request for proposals, but Kaman and a consortium of Russian manufacturers led by Rosoboronexport have decided against submitting bids.
Source: Flight International