Strategic value of V-22 promoted
Source: Lexington Institute, 18-Dec-12
Able to fly faster and higher than existing rotary wing systems as well as travel farther with a greater payload, the V-22 has enabled the Marine Corps to change the way it operates and, in many instances, do more with less. (see full report)
Boeing names new VP/GM of Unmanned Airborne Systems Programs
Source: Boeing, 18-Dec-12
Company veteran Michael Kurth will oversee Boeing’s (NYSE:BA) unmanned airborne systems as of Jan. 1. Kurth, currently managing director of Boeing Defence UK Ltd. (BDUK), will relocate to St. Louis as vice president and general manager, Unmanned Airborne Systems Programs, reporting to Boeing Military Aircraft President Chris Chadwick. David Pitchforth, managing director for UK Rotorcraft Support, a [...]
Boeing demos Unmanned Little Bird to Korea
Source: Boeing, 17-Dec-12
Boeing [NYSE: BA] today demonstrated affordable unmanned aircraft technology that could be integrated onto Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) MD 500 helicopters to expand the fleet’s mission capabilities. A Boeing Unmanned Little Bird (ULB) demonstrator aircraft, a variant of the highly successful MD 500 helicopter, autonomously flew for approximately 25 minutes at the ROKA Aviation [...]
Israel considers the AH-64E
Source: Israel Defense, 12-Dec-12
Israel has received information from the US Army on the new AH-64E model Apache, but the type is not on the force’s procurement list, mainly due to budget-related reasons. (see full story)
ATK awarded contract for AAR-47 missile warning systems
Source: ATK, 12-Dec-12
ATK (NYSE: ATK) has received a $48-million production contract from the U.S. Navy for the manufacturing of the AAR-47 Missile Warning System. The award encompasses production of new assemblies, including optical sensor converters and computer processors, as well as options for retrofitting weapon replaceable assembly upgrades and delivery of ATK’s Countermeasures Signal Simulator (CSS) to [...]
US Combat Rescue program questions as Boeing, Bell and AgustaWestland all pull out
Source: Reuters, 12-Dec-12
Industry executives said the Air Force bidding rules were so narrowly framed that they effectively excluded their aircraft from the competition. They said the terms favored Sikorsky’s Black Hawk and would not reward extra capability offered by bigger aircraft. (see full story)
Boeing awarded $34M contract for one MH-47G Special Ops Chinook
Source: US DoD, 12-Dec-12
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Penn., was awarded a $34,240,221 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the procurement of an MH-47G Special Operations Variant Chinook helicopter. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Oct. 31, 2015. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army [...]
Lockheed Martin awarded $29M for AH-64D foreign sales work
Source: US DoD, 12-Dec-12
Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Fla., was awarded a $29,053,638 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the post-production services for the AH-64D in support of Foreign Military Sales. Work will be performed in Orlando, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2015. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting [...]
UTC awarded V-22 support contracts
Source: UTC Aerospace Systems, 12-Dec-12
UTC Aerospace Systems secured aftermarket contracts for Constant Frequency Generator (CFG) repairs and retrofits, and upgraded spares for the U.S. Navy’s V-22 program. The V-22 is flown by both the U.S. Navy/Marine Corps team and the U.S. Air Force. UTC Aerospace Systems is a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX). “UTC Aerospace Systems is [...]
Presidential V-22s on schedule for delivery in 2013
Source: US Navy, 11-Dec-12
Aircraft 209, the fourth MV-22 to be assigned to the Presidential Support Squadron awaits attachment of the tail empennage (painted the iconic dark green of the squadron) on the Bell V-22 assembly plant production floor in Amarillo, Texas, Dec. 1. The first MV-22 is on schedule to be delivered to Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1), [...]
Rockwell Collins awarded $16M for CH-47 software work
Source: US DoD, 04-Dec-12
Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was awarded a $16,479,625 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the procurement of CH-47 software evolution support services. Work will be performed in Cedar Rapids, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2014. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, [...]
Another $52M for Rolls-Royce for V-22 engine sustainment services
Source: US DoD, 28-Nov-12
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $52,267,510 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0020) to exercise an option for engine sustainment services for V-22 AE1107C engines in support of the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Air Force. The services to be provided include low power repairs, turboshaft engine support and fleet [...]
Boeing awarded $34M contract for AH-64E work
Source: US DoD, 20-Nov-12
The Boeing Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded a $34,125,819 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract. The award will provide for the funding of AH-64 Apache Block III System Development and Demonstration Phase. Work will be performed in Mesa, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2014. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting [...]
Héroux-Devtek wins multi-year CH-47 landing gear contract
Source: Héroux-Devtek, 19-Nov-12
Héroux-Devtek Inc. (TSX : HRX) a leading Canadian manufacturer of aerospace products, today announced that its Landing Gear products operations have been awarded a multi-year contract from The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) to manufacture the landing gear for the H-47 Chinook medium-to-heavy-lift helicopter. Under the terms of the agreement, Héroux-Devtek will fabricate the landing gear [...]
Boeing receives Excellence Awards for three programs
Source: Boeing, 15-Nov-12
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received Aviation Week & Space Technology Program Excellence Awards for three programs: the Reconfigurable Transportable Consolidated Automated Support System (RTCASS), the 702 Medium Power (MP) commercial satellite and, with Bell Helicopter, the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor. “These programs represent the ‘best of the best’ for their commitment to quality, execution and affordability, [...]
Fleet Readiness Center East delivers last H-46
Source: US Marine Corps, 15-Nov-12
The H-46 model “Phrog” helicopter has served the Marine Corps for nearly 50 years, but its era is drawing to a close. During a ceremony here Nov. 9, Fleet Readiness Center East sent off the last HH-46 helicopter it will service to Marine Transport Squadron 1. The helicopter is being replaced by the MV-22B Osprey, [...]
Boeing 10% headcount cut will not affect Mesa production
Source: Phoenix Business Journal, 13-Nov-12
Boeing Co.’s play to lay off 10 percent of its Defense, Space and Security business unit management positions by the end of this year will have little impact at the company’s operations in Mesa. (see full story)
SAIC Awarded $41M for helicopter crew member simulators
Source: SAIC, 13-Nov-12
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced that it was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) to integrate, test, and deliver 11 additional integrated crew member simulators for CH-47 and UH-60 helicopters under the Non-rated Crew Member Manned Module (NCM3) program. The follow-on single-award [...]
Bell-Boeing awarded $9.4M for V-22 de-icing kits
Source: US DoD, 05-Nov-12
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $9,449,608 firm-fixed-price modification to a delivery order issued previously against a basic ordering agreement (N00019-07-G-0008). This modification provides for the procurement of 51 central de-dce Distributor retrofit kits and 29 nacelle ice protection controller unit retrofit kits for the V-22 Ice Protection System. Work will [...]
US Army redesignates Apache Block III as AH-64E
Source: US Army, 01-Nov-12
The Defense Acquisition Board decision regarding full-rate production for the Apache Block III helicopter program was announced Oct. 24 by Army officials at a briefing in Washington, D.C. Additionally, Apache project manager Col. Jeffrey Hager confirmed that the Apache Block III is being redesignated as an AH-64E model. The announcement event was attended by 20 [...]
India chooses CH-47D to replace Mi-26
01-Nov-12
India reportedly will enter into negotiations with Boeing of the United States for acquisition of 15 CH-47D Chinook helicopters. (see full story)
Terma and NLR deliver mission planning system for Dutch Chinooks
Source: Terma, 30-Oct-12
Chinook ACMS Mission Planning System delivered by Terma and National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) to 298 Squadron, the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). Following RNLAF’s recent procurement of six Chinook CH-47F helicopters – in addition to the current CH-47Ds already in service – Terma has provided the Mission Support System “ChAMPS” (Chinook ACMS Mission Planning System). [...]
Bell Boeing receives USMC contract for V-22 training devices
Source: Boeing, 30-Oct-12
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded a $74 million contract to the Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Bell Helicopter – Textron [NYSE: TXT], for seven Osprey ground-based trainers, which will reduce fuel usage and aircraft wear-and-tear, maximizing lifecycle cost savings. The Sept. 25 contract award for Containerized Flight [...]
Honeywell’s Spectra Shield® ballistic material selected for US Army helicopters
Source: Honeywell, 29-Oct-12
Honeywell announced that its Spectra Shield® ballistic material will be used to improve armor protection on U.S. Army helicopters. The Protective Group, Inc. (TPG), a leading developer and integrator of lightweight composite armor for military aircraft, is incorporating Spectra Shield material into armor upgrades for U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters. “Spectra Shield [...]
Elbit awarded $17.5M Apache Mission Processor Redesign and Upgrade
Source: Elbit Systems, 22-Oct-12
Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems”), announced today that Elbit Systems of America, LLC (“Elbit Systems of America”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems has been awarded a $17.5 million contract by The Boeing Company (“Boeing”) to redesign and upgrade the Apache Block III AH-64D Mission Processor over a five-year period The [...]
US Army ‘retires’ last A model Apache helicopter
Source: US Army, 18-Oct-12
It was a proud, historic and emotional moment for the Army and especially for the soldiers in the 1-149th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion. The last AH-64A Apache helicopter, aircraft 451, was “retired” from the Army and handed over to the Project Office for Apache Helicopters during a ceremony on Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, [...]
Apache Block III product manager leaves milestone legacy
Source: US Army, 12-Oct-12
After going through three major acquisition milestones, battling through challenges such as a Nun-McCurdy breach, and countless days of travel associated with the job and being away from the family, the product manager for Apache Block III is retiring from the Army after more than 20 years in service. Lt. Col. Dan Bailey relinquished his [...]
UAE Air Force take delivery of two CH-47F Chinooks
Source: HeliHub.com, 10-Oct-12
HeliHub.com has been made aware by industry sources that the first two of a new order for CH-47F Chinooks for the United Arab Emirates have been delivered. The pair arrived in the Middle Eastern country by air freight on Sunday or Monday of this week, and are serialled 2501 and 2502 and are understood to [...]
Boeing awarded $185M contract for CH-47 support
Source: US DoD, 08-Oct-12
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Penn., was awarded a $185,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the performance based logistics services in support of the CH-47 Chinook helicopters and rotor blades. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 30, 2017. The bid was solicited through the Internet, [...]
Bell/Boeing awarded $204M delivery order for V-22 support
Source: US DoD, 08-Oct-12
Bell/Boeing Joint Program Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $204,924,030 cost-plus incentive-fee delivery order #0006 under a previously awarded performance based logistics contract (N00019-09-D-0008) for supply chain management of a 170 components in support of the V-22 aircraft. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (80 percent), and Ridley Park, Pa., (20 percent) [...]
Boeing to provide performance-based logistics for CH-47s
Source: Boeing, 07-Oct-12
The U.S. Army has awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a five-year Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) contract for CH-47 Chinook support, an arrangement that reduces customer costs while allowing Boeing to invest in improving products and processes. The $185 million contract covers management of the production, overhaul and distribution of the Army’s supply of Chinook helicopter rotor blades. [...]
Afghanistan heroism earns DFC for selfless Chinook pilot
Source: UK MoD, 07-Oct-12
An RAF Chinook helicopter captain has been honoured for his ‘outstanding bravery and airmanship’ evacuating battlefield casualties while under heavy fire during a mission in southern Afghanistan. Flight Lieutenant Gerald Wyatt, known as ‘Gez’, has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for his actions in last week’s Operational Honours and Awards List. His citation [...]
Boeing awarded $8.6M contract for CH-47F cargo-platform health environment field demonstration kits
Source: US DoD, 07-Oct-12
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded an $8,645,717 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the procurement of CH-47F cargo-platform health environment field demonstration kits. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2013. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The U.S. Army Contracting [...]
Boeing awarded $19M contract for improved CH-47 Vibration Control Systems
Source: US DoD, 07-Oct-12
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Penn., was awarded a $17,090,939 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the procurement of the Improved Vibration Control Systems in support of the CH-47. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 28, 2015. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The [...]
MV-22B Ospreys arrive at MCAS Futenma
Source: US Marine Corps, 03-Oct-12
Six MV-22B Osprey aircraft flew from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and arrived at MCAS Futenma. Squadron aircraft will continue arriving to MCAS Futenma over the next few weeks. Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (VMM-265) is part of Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. The MV-22 aircraft, are based at, [...]
Rolls-Royce awarded additional $11.9M option for V-22 engine maintenance
Source: US DoD, 03-Oct-12
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded an $11,922,876 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0020) to exercise an option for maintenance services in support of the V-22 AE1107C engine low power repairs, turboshaft engine and site support. Work will be performed in Oakland, Calif. (70 percent) and Indianapolis, Ind. (30 percent), and is [...]
Bell-Boeing awarded $8.8M more for V-22 engineering work
Source: US DoD, 28-Sep-12
Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded an $8,805,089 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-fee, firm-target V-22 multi-year production contract (N00019-07-C-0001) to procure recurring engineering associated with the production incorporation of the seven Lot 15 and seven Lot 16 MV-22 aircraft with the HMX-1 paint scheme. The HMX-1 paint scheme effort includes [...]
Indonesia requests 8 AH-64D Apaches – package value $1.42 Billion
Source: DSCA, 28-Sep-12
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress September 19 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Indonesia of 8 AH-64D APACHE Block III LONGBOW Attack Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support. The estimated cost is $1.42 billion. The Government of Indonesia has requested a possible sale of 8 AH-64D [...]
Korea requests 36 AH-64D Apaches – package value $3.6 Billion
Source: DSCA, 28-Sep-12
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress September 21 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Korea for 36 AH-64D APACHE Longbow Block III Attack Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $3.6 billion. The Republic of Korea has requested a possible sale of: 36 [...]
General Dynamics Canada awarded support contract for CH-147F
Source: General Dynamics, 25-Sep-12
General Dynamics Canada has been selected by The Boeing Company to provide engineering support services on the CH-147F In-Service Support program. This is in addition to the Maintenance Training Suite / Contractor Maintenance Support package awarded to General Dynamics Canada by Boeing in July. Under the CH-147F Engineering Support Services program, General Dynamics Canada will [...]
Boeing licences Héroux-Devtek to service CH-47 landing gear
Source: Héroux-Devtek, 24-Sep-12
Héroux-Devtek Inc. (TSX : HRX) a leading Canadian manufacturer of aerospace products, today announced that its Landing Gear products operations have received a license from The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) to service the H-47 Chinook aircraft landing gear in nearly a dozen countries. The license makes Héroux-Devtek eligible to offer its services to fabricate replacement [...]
23-Sep-12 Vertol BV107 Bella Coola, Canada (1F)
23-Sep-12
Unstable load on climbout led to pilot releasing two logs, killing a logging worker on the ground – CADAORS ref 2012P1637
Japan declares V-22 safe
19-Sep-12
The United States had been seeking to deploy the V-22 to the southern Japanese island of Okinawa despite strong public opposition largely on safety grounds after it crashed twice earlier this year. (see full story)
HMM-265 redesignated, awaits Ospreys
Source: US Marine Corps, 14-Sep-12
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 held a redesignation ceremony here Sept. 7. HMM-265, part of Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, became Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (VMM-265) in preparation to receive its first MV-22B Ospreys, currently located at MCAS Iwakuni. “Since the activation of the squadron almost 50 [...]
Boeing’s Ridley plant evacuated after 9/11 bomb threat
Source: Delaware County News, 13-Sep-12
Boeing spokesman Damien Mills said as many as 500 employees at the facility were evacuated between 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Tuesday after an employee found a threatening note left in a restroom inside the plant’s main building. (see full story)
Cobham to supply OBIGGS Inerting Units for US Army Apache in $15M contract
Source: Cobham, 10-Sep-12
Cobham has been awarded a five-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at some $15 million to supply On-Board Inert Gas Generating System (OBIGGS) Nitrogen Inert Units for US Army AH-64 Apache helicopters. Cobham is providing a new configuration of Nitrogen Inert Unit (NIU) that will increase safety, improve supportability, and extend sustainment for [...]
Research Report – World’s 5 Leading Helicopter Manufacturers
Source: Research and Markets, 04-Sep-12
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6h46ws/worlds_5_leading) has announced the addition of the ”World’s 5 Leading Helicopter Manufacturers – Strategic Initiatives, Developments & Focus – Q1-Q3 2012 – Eurocopter, Bell, AgustaWestland, Sikorsky, Boeing” report to their offering. This report will be useful for… Comprehensive Strategic & Competitive Assessment of these 5 Key Industry Players Identification & Analysis of Imminent Market Opportunities [...]
LIbya seeks ex-US Army Chinooks
Source: Forecast International, 03-Sep-12
The Libyan government is interesting in acquiring used United States Army Chinook helicopters, according to Boeing. Boeing, the manufacturer of the Chinook, is in discussions with the State Department about providing used Army CH-47E helicopters to Tripoli, according to Raymond Haddad, Boeing’s head of Chinook sustainment. This announcement was made on August 28 during a [...]
SPX Precision Corp awarded $21M for AH-64 rotor assembly work
Source: US DoD, 03-Sep-12
SPX Precision Corp., Newington, Conn., was awarded (SPRRA1-12-D-0132). The award is a firm fixed price, sole source contract with a maximum $11,970,966 for main rotor support masts. There are no other locations of performance. Using military service is Army. There was one solicitation with one response. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 Army Working Capital [...]
Timken awarded $16M for AH-64 tail rotor gearboxes
Source: US DoD, 03-Sep-12
Timken Aerospace Transmissions, LLC, Manchester, Conn., was awarded (SPRRA1-12-D-0120). The award is a firm fixed price contract with a maximum $16,908,371 for tail rotor gearboxes. There are no other locations of performance. Using military service is Army. There were two solicitations with one response. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2012 Army Working Capital Funds. The [...]
Boeing-built US Army Apache fleet exceeds 3,500,000 flight hours
Source: Boeing, 29-Aug-12
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Team Apache suppliers worldwide are applauding the news that the U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter fleet has surpassed 3.5 million flight hours. The Army’s aviation program office said that the milestone of endurance and reliability was reached in June as Apache crews flew combat missions in Afghanistan, participated in exercises in [...]
V-22 supports USS Harry S Truman flight deck certification
Source: US Navy, 28-Aug-12
When a V-22 Osprey from Marine Tiltrotor Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 22 landed for the first time on USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) on July 19, it highlighted another in a series of firsts for the unique tilt-rotor aircraft that has become an integral part of the U.S. naval forces. And although [...]
28-Aug-12 Boeing CH-47 Afghanistan
28-Aug-12
Attempting to land in the regional command-east section of Afghanistan when the “non-hostile incident” occurred.
28-Aug-12 Boeing AH-64D Netanya, Israel
28-Aug-12
Emergency landing after pilot had indication of system malfunction
US Army extends Joint Air-to-Ground Missile program with LockMart
Source: Lockheed Martin, 22-Aug-12
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a $64 million contract from the U.S. Army to extend the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) Technology Development program. The 27-month extended Technology Development program will include design, test and demonstration phases for the JAGM guidance section. The JAGM guidance section includes the seeker, dome and housing. “Lockheed Martin’s JAGM guidance [...]
Boeing awarded $37M for Chinook rotor blade tooling
Source: US DoD, 17-Aug-12
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded a $37,243,348 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The award will provide for the engineering services in support of the Advanced Chinook rotor blade tooling. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2015. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with one [...]
Boeing awarded $81M for foreign military CH-47F sale
Source: US DoD, 17-Aug-12
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Pa., was awarded an $81,107,666 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the modification of an existing contract to procure CH-47F aircraft in support of foreign military sales. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., with an estimated completion date of June 15, 2015. The bid was solicited through [...]
Boeing receives US Army contract to test Advanced Rotorcraft Flight Control System
Source: Boeing, 14-Aug-12
Boeing [NYSE: BA] will continue developing a technology that improves helicopters’ maneuverability and performance, through an $18 million U.S. Army contract for Phase II of the Adaptive Vehicle Management System (AVMS) program. The advanced rotorcraft flight control system, a joint development project between Boeing and the Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD)*, reduces aircrew workload [...]
Barnhart-Balfour Beatty awarded $35M contract for MV-22 hangar at MCAS Camp Pendleton
Source: US DoD, 30-Jul-12
Barnhart-Balfour Beatty, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded firm-fixed-price task order 0004 at $35,497,794 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62473-10-D-5407) for the replacement of an existing double hangar. This consists of the demolition of the existing hangar and construction of a new two bay hangar to accommodate MV-22 aircraft with adequate [...]
Bell-Boeing awarded $22M modification to V-22 comms contract
Source: US DoD, 30-Jul-12
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $22,222,411 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-08-C-0025) for non-recurring engineering efforts for the beyond line of sight communications system associated with the CV-22 aircraft Block 20 Upgrade Program. Efforts to be provided include engineering design, integration and testing of an improved Air Force [...]
MV-22 Osprey arrives in MCAS Iwakuni
Source: US Marine Corps, 24-Jul-12
Twelve MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft were off-loaded from a civilian cargo ship at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 23. This marks the first deployment of the MV-22 to Japan. The aircraft will be stationed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, as part of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (HMM-265). MCAS [...]
US Army ‘retires’ last A model Apache
Source: US Army, 20-Jul-12
It was a proud, historic and emotional moment for the Army and especially for the soldiers in the 1-149th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion. The last AH-64A Apache helicopter, aircraft 451, was “retired” from the Army and handed over to the Project Office for Apache Helicopters during a ceremony on Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, [...]
Boeing awarded $6M for Chinook blade overhaul
Source: US DoD, 20-Jul-12
The Boeing Co., Ridley Park, Penn., was awarded a $6,832,402 firm-fixed-price contract. The award will provide for the overhaul services in support of the Chinook aft and forward rotary blades. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2014. One bid was solicited, with one bid received. The [...]
20-Jul-12 Boeing CH-47D Summerhill, UK
20-Jul-12
Aircraft damaged after hitting powerlines on a training flight out of Odiham
British Chinooks to have Selex Elsag’s HF comms systems
Source: Selex Elsag, 19-Jul-12
SELEX Elsag is to provide Boeing Defense, Space and Security with SRT- 270 High-Frequency radio communication systems to equip new CH-47 transport helicopters in the Mark (MK)-6 version, recently purchased by the British Ministry of Defense. The system will feature next-generation ALE (Automatic Link Establishment) capability, the international standard which allows rapid and reliable HF [...]
Qatar requests 24 AH-64D Apache Block II Longbows
Source: DSCA, 17-Jul-12
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress July 10 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Qatar for 24 AH-64D APACHE Block III LONGBOW Attack Helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $3.0 billion. The Government of Qatar has requested a possible sale of 24 [...]
Kuwait requests $200M for AH-64D Follow-On Logistics and Technical Support
Source: DSCA, 17-Jul-12
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress July 10 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait for continuing logistics support, training, depotlevel repair services and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $200 million. The Government of Kuwait has requested a possible sale for continuing logistics support, [...]
Pave-Tech awarded $8M task order for MV-22 project at MCAS Camp Pendleton
Source: US DoD, 16-Jul-12
Pave-Tech Inc., Carlsbad, Calif., is being awarded $8,344,795 for firm-fixed-price task order #0012 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62473-09-D-1605) for the design and construction of MV- 22 Aviation Pavement Project at Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, Calif. The work to be performed provides for the design, construction, and rehabilitation of aircraft [...]
Boeing receives first ten new fuselages for AH-64D Apache Block III
Source: Boeing, 13-Jul-12
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has received the first 10 new fuselages designed specifically for the AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter from long-time supplier Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). This milestone paves the way for delivery of the first Apache Block III aircraft with new fuselages next year. “KAI has been a key part of [...]
Boeing CH-147F Chinook for Canada completes first flight
Source: Boeing, 13-Jul-12
The new Boeing [NYSE: BA] CH-147F Medium-to-Heavy-Lift Helicopter for Canada is progressing ahead of schedule after making its first flight on June 24. “Boeing and the Canadian Department of National Defence are focused on delivering the next generation of advanced vertical-lift aircraft to meet the needs of the Canadian military today and well into the [...]
Australian Army takes delivery of two Chinooks
Source: Australian Army, 04-Jul-12
Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today announced that two additional CH-47D Chinook helicopters have been handed over to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) in Townsville. The Chinook provides the ADF with an outstanding battlefield lift capability and has provided excellent service to Army for more than 25 years. [...]
Bell Boeing awarded $23M for eight V-22 upgrade kits
Source: US DoD, 29-Jun-12
Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $23,865,065 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of eight V-22 Block A to B 50 – 60 series upgrade kits. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa. (80 percent), and Fort Worth, Texas (20 percent), and is expected to be completed in June 2014. Contract [...]
US Army shuts down A160 Hummingbird production
Source: Wired, 28-Jun-12
This month, the Army planned to deploy to Afghanistan an unusual new drone: an unmanned eye-in-the-sky helicopter programmed to use high-tech cameras to monitor vast amounts of territory. But now the drone might be lucky to be deployed at all, as the Army has moved to shut down production — possibly ending the program forever. [...]
Boeing delivers the 100th modified CH-47F Chinook
Source: Boeing, 25-Jun-12
Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered the 100th modified CH-47F Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army today in a ceremony at the company’s modification center in Millville. “The Boeing Millville team is proud to have delivered 100 modified Chinooks to the Army on time, using efficient, cost-saving processes,” said Peri Widener, Boeing vice president of Rotorcraft Support. [...]
Bell Boeing awarded $74M for one combat-replacement CV-22
Source: US DoD, 22-Jun-12
Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $74,399,436 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-fee V-22 multi-year production contract (N00019-07-C-0001) to provide one additional CV-22 combat loss replacement aircraft for the Air Force. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa. (56 percent); Amarillo, Texas (43 percent); and El Paso, Texas (1 percent). [...]
