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Officials have cited the lack of government development cash as a reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a target of 2025 for certification for its tiltrotor, Leonardo officials were less than enthusiastic when the Italian Air Force encouraged them to team with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/01\/25\/lockheed-boeing-team-pitch-defiant-x-its-candidate-for-the-armys-long-range-assault-helo-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lockheed Martin and Boeing on their Defiant-X <\/a>coaxial rotor helicopter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the Defiant was beaten out in the FLRAA competition by Bell\u2019s tiltrotor, Leonardo officials felt vindicated in sticking with tiltrotor technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201dNow we are the only European company with a tiltrotor close to certification, primarily for civil application but which can be converted to military applications,\u201d said Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cingolani was speaking during a presentation of Leonardo\u2019s preliminary results for 2023, which showed it delivered 185 helicopters during the year, up from 149 in 2022. 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