{
 "slug": "nspa-ngrc-preliminary-design-request-airbus-leonardo-sikorsky-boeing-2027",
 "title": "NSPA Requests Preliminary Design Proposals for NATO's Next Generation Rotorcraft",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/nspa-ngrc-preliminary-design-request-airbus-leonardo-sikorsky-boeing-2027/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/nspa-ngrc-preliminary-design-request-airbus-leonardo-sikorsky-boeing-2027/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-07-31T20:18:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-08-27T20:18:34.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLuxembourg, 31 July 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * The NATO Support and Procurement Agency issued a request for proposals for the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability concept-design phase on 31 July\n * Four pre-qualified teams are invited: Airbus Helicopters (with MBDA, Collins and Raytheon), Leonardo (with Bell, a tilt-rotor entry), Sikorsky (with BAE Systems, ESG and Rheinmetall, an X2 coaxial entry) and Boeing\n * Each team may propose up to two concept-design solutions, plus an offer for",
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 "tags": [
  "defense-industry",
  "air-space",
  "nato-eu-defense-initiatives"
 ],
 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "airbus",
  "bae-systems",
  "france",
  "germany",
  "italy",
  "leonardo",
  "mbda",
  "nato",
  "netherlands",
  "rheinmetall",
  "united-kingdom"
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