Lockheed Martin officials continue to express disbelief at the U.S. Arm's reasons for eliminating the C-130J from the Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) competition. They are so bemused that the company has filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) over the decision, which may have cost Lockheed Martin $1.3 billion in sales (for 33 Army aircraft) or as much as $5 billion (if the Air Force bought additional aircraft).
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