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Leonardo files another lawsuit to halt US Army Lakota buy
Airbus Helicopters is warning the Pentagon that its acquisition process is under attack by Italian defence company Leonardo.
The warning came after Leonardo filed another lawsuit against the US Army that could hamstring efforts to purchase 35 UH-72 Lakota aircraft.
In this latest chapter, on 19 January Leonardo subsidiary AgustaWestland filed ...
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