Brits to join the US Army's high speed rotorcraft program?

'Future Vertical Lift' on list of joint UK-US army modernisation areas, just announced today. UK looking to Defiant or Valor for next high-speed rotorcraft? #avgeek https://t.co/qILMva7l1l pic.twitter.com/lf0cudZiQJ

— Tim Robinson (@RAeSTimR) July 14, 2020

Amazing.  I can't wrap my head around this one.  Why would the Brits be the prime candidate for the US Army to join their program?  Quite honestly they appear to be ready to slice the British Army to ribbons.  It'll be 1/3rd the size of the USMC, its current procurement programs are a mess and while tenacious fighters their govt appears to be backing away from expeditionary warfare...at least on the ground.

The Poles I could see.  Something to jump start the Germans.  Even a consortium of European countries ... something like Spain & Italy.  But a Brit force that is about to be eviscerated by their own govt?

I just don't get it.