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An artist's conception of a Bombardier Global 6500 business jet fitted for the U.S. Army's deep sensing missions. Bombardier Defense via U.S. Army
Protest puts Army’s HADES spy plane on
hold
The program is part
of the service’s "No. 1 operational imperative," officials have said.
Staff Writer
Work is paused on the
U.S. Army’s effort to equip high-flying jets with spy gear as L3Harris protests the service’s decision to give the
contract to the Sierra Nevada Corporation.
In August, SNC won a
12-year contract worth up to almost $1 billion to load Bombardier’s Global
6500 jet with spy systems, beating out a team of three
companies: L3Harris, Leidos, and MAG Aerospace.
L3Harris filed a formal protest on Sept. 16
asking the Government Accountability Office to review the decision, according
to a company spokesperson. “We carefully reviewed the information during the
Army’s debrief process, which led us to challenge the HADES decision and
request further analysis to ensure the proposal received an equitable evaluation,”
they said.
This protest is only a “temporary setback,”
said Tim Harper, SNC’s vice president of business development. Harper said he’s
confident in the process and awaits the GAO’s decision.
“We stand by our proposed solution and the
experienced team of professionals who have diligently worked to create an
aerial ISR solution that will give the Army the advantage required for the
near-peer fight. Regarding the protest, we remain fully committed and are
confident in the superiority of our solution and the Army’s selection of SNC
for the HADES contract,” Harper said.
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