One engine, one supplier, over $100 billion in business would equate to “operational risk”? Yes, absolutely.
What is competition? When you allow the free-market to work, then the best product and the best price wins. GE/Rolls-Royce appear to not have had an opportunity to compete in a contract (coming from the government/military), therefore affording ONE company the opportunity to take this business, cost the taxpayers more, and situate more risk into our national defense by having all of the product coming from only one place (i.e. monopoly).
The single contract could go to Pratt & Whitney, and this company that has already developed a viable engine and can actually save money – GE/Rolls-Royce - needs your support to make sure Congress does the right thing for the market, for taxpayers, and for our national defense.
- Joni Cave
