Bell-Boeing awarded $40M for long-lead V-22 components
Source: US DoD, 17-May-13
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $40,013,000 modification to the previously awarded advance acquisition contract (N00019-12-C-2001) to procure additional long-lead components associated with the manufacture and delivery of 19 Lot 18 MV-22 tiltrotor aircraft. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (24.6 percent); Ridley Park, Pa. (19.2 percent), Amarillo, Texas [...]
Breeze-Eastern to Design and Produce New Winch for MV-22
Source: Breeze-Eastern, 16-May-13
Breeze-Eastern Corporation (AMEX: BZC), the aerospace industry’s only dedicated hoist and winch specialist, has been selected by The Boeing Company to design, develop and produce a new cargo winch for the MV-22 Osprey. Breeze-Eastern will initially manufacture 18 winches, with first deliveries in 2014. “Breeze-Eastern is proud to bring this product to the U.S. Marine [...]
Bell takes 407AH to SOFIC 2013
Source: Bell, 15-May-13
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today its participation in the annual Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) held May 14 to May 16 in Tampa, Fla. Bell Helicopter will feature an armed Bell 407 on static display, its first commercially qualified armed helicopter, a CV-22 model and 3-D interactive programs demonstrating [...]
V-22s delivered to USMC’s presidential squadron
Source: US Marine Corps, 07-May-13
The helicopter squadron responsible for carrying the President of the United States and his staff, Marine Helicopter Squadron One, received its first of 12 MV-22 Ospreys to be assigned to its fleet, April 5, at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. The Ospreys will conduct presidential support missions, which means these aircraft will carry presidential [...]
VMM-266R conducts MV-22B maintenance aboard USS Kearsarge
Source: US Marine Corps, 07-May-13
With the help of sailors assigned to the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted maintenance on MV-22B Ospreys on the flight deck of the Kearsarge’s flight deck, at sea, May 4, 2013. Due to the nature of being out at sea, it can be [...]
‘Phrogs’ retire as Corps transitions to Osprey
Source: US Marine Corps, 07-May-13
The Marine Corps has a long and storied history with the bird they affectionately call the “Phrog.” More than four decades have passed since the CH-46A Sea Knight entered the Corps’ arsenal, and now, 49 years later, the birds will be resting their wings as their last flights come to an end as the Corps [...]
Bell laying off 140 employees
Source: Star-Telegram, 03-May-13
Bell is laying off 140 employees at its Fort Worth plant in anticipation of reduced production of its V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft over the next several years. (See Full Story)
Israel to become first V-22 export destination
Source: Star Telegram, 23-Apr-13
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced that Israel will be buying the V-22 (see full story)
US Navy dry cargo ship conducts MV-22 flight trials
Source: US Navy, 12-Apr-13
Marine Corps pilots from the Okinawa-based “Dragons” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron VMM-265, flying MV-22B Ospreys, conducted first-of-its-kind training with USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) April 6 off the coast of Subic Bay, Philippines. Flight operations with the tilt-rotor Osprey, designed to combine the functionality of a conventional helicopter with the long-range, high-speed cruise performance of [...]
Hydraulics International awarded $7M for V-22 hydraulic power supply carts
Source: US DoD, 02-Apr-13
Hydraulics International, Inc.*, Chatsworth, Calif., is being awarded a $7,406,593 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of 40 diesel portable hydraulic power supply carts for use on the V-22 aircraft, including logistics requirements and technical data, drawings and unlimited technical data rights. Work will be performed in Chatsworth, Calif., and is expected to be completed in [...]
Bell/Boeing awarded $73M V-22 component repair contract
Source: US DoD, 12-Mar-13
Bell/Boeing Joint Program Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $73,002,094 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to repair 142 components in support of the V-22 aircraft. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (80 percent) and Ridley Park, Pa. (20 percent), and the expected completion date is Sept. 8, 2015. Funding for this contract will be [...]
Ospreys make debut in Thailand
Source: US Marine Corps, 14-Feb-13
Four MV-22B Ospreys landed at Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 8 in preparation for exercise Cobra Gold 2013. This marks the first time the aircraft has appeared in Thailand, which can be added to its list of accomplishments. The Ospreys are assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron [...]
Rolls-Royce awarded $9M more for MV-22 engine contract
Source: US DoD, 14-Feb-13
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded an $8,993,808 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0020) for additional engineering services in support of up to 5,886 flight hours for the MV-22 fleet aircraft in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and the east and west coast Marine Expeditionary Units deployments. Work will be performed in [...]
Bell awarded patent for twin-tail tiltrotor
Source: HeliHub.com, 11-Feb-13
WIPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization has recently published details of an application from Bell for “An aft-loading aircraft with a twin T-tail assembly is provided. In one example embodiment, the aft-loading aircraft includes a fuselage portion having an aft opening with a cargo door, a first and second vertical stabilizer attached to the fuselage [...]
MV-22s train in the Philippines with local Air Force
Source: US Marine Corps, 05-Feb-13
Three MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Okinawa, Japan, arrived in Puerto Princesa, Palawan on Jan. 22 to conduct bilateral training with elements of the Philippine Air Force. “The flights we are conducting are important for our [...]
Rolls-Royce awarded $83M option for V-22 engines
Source: US DoD, 01-Feb-13
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded an $83,730,834 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-12-C-0007) to exercise an option for the procurement of 38 V-22 AE1107C turboshaft production engines (34 for the U.S. Navy and four for the U.S. Air Force). Work will be performed in Indianapolis, Ind., and is expected to be [...]
First Presidential V-22 takes flight
Source: US Navy, 25-Jan-13
Aircraft 197, the first MV-22 to be assigned to Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMX) 1, hovers over the runway during a test flight at the Bell-Boeing V-22 assembly plant in Amarillo, Texas, on Jan. 22. The aircraft, crewed by pilot Marine Corps Maj. Chuck Bodwell, co-pilot Capt. William Thomas and crew chief Staff Sgt. Ronald Benton [...]
MV-22 Ospreys conduct first flights in Japan
Source: US Marine Corps, 18-Jan-13
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 aircrews conducted MV-22B Osprey functional check flights aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 21, 2012, marking the first time the Osprey has flown in Japan. Once VMM-265, a part of Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, completes functional check flights and pilot [...]
Israeli pilots give detailed assessment of V-22
Source: Flightglobal, 16-Jan-13
Israel is continuing to evaluate a possible acquisition of the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, with fresh details having emerged (see full story)
Bell-Boeing awarded $33M delivery order for V-22 avionics
Source: US DoD, 02-Jan-13
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $33,555,001 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-12-G-0006). This order provides for engineering and technical support for V-22 flight control system and on-aircraft avionics software, flight test planning and coordination of changed avionics and flight control configurations; upgrade planning of avionics [...]
VMM-266 Marines Awarded Air Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device for Valor
Source: US Marine Corps, 19-Dec-12
Three Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 will be awarded the Air Medal with the combat distinguishing device for valor, during a ceremony at the VMM-266 hangar at 4 p.m. Thursday, December 20, 2012. Captains Erik Kolle and David Potter, along with Sergeant Daniel Howington will receive the award for meritorious achievement in aerial [...]
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)
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)
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), [...]
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 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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
EA denied motion to dismiss Bell’s counter-claims in battlefield helicopter lawsuit
Source: GamePolitics.com, 01-Aug-12
A federal judge has denied a motion by Electronic Arts to dismiss counter-claims in a trademark lawsuit filed by Textron Innovations and Bell Helicopter Textron related to helicopters depicted in its popular Battlefield games. (see full story)
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Bell details helicopters they will show at Farnborough 2012
27-Jun-12
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today its upcoming participation in the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2012. Bell Helicopter will provide flight demonstrations, have two state of the art commercial aircraft on display, and will showcase its mock up of the new Bell 525 Relentless super medium helicopter for the first time [...]
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). [...]
Four companies awarded $12M for logistics support of H-60, H-1, CV-22 progams
Source: US DoD, 21-Jun-12
Creative Business Solutions, Inc., Mitchellville, Md.; Cirrus Technology, Inc., Huntsville, Ala.; Infinite Services and Solutions, Inc., Columbus, Ga.; and Standard Technology, Inc., Warner Robins, Ga., are being awarded a $12,000,000 firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable no-fee contract to provide logistics support for the acquisition, fielding, and sustainment of H-60, H-1 (variant), CV-22, and other special mission aircraft modification [...]
Japan – over 5,000 protest over V-22 deployment
Source: Japan Times, 19-Jun-12
Around 5,200 people in Okinawa staged a rally against the planned deployment of MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma later this year, ramping up opposition to the move after an MV-22′s recent crash in Florida. (see full story)
Rolls-Royce awarded $10M contract to repair 18 V-22 engines
Source: US DoD, 05-Jun-12
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $10,754,334 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0020) for the procurement of 18 CV-22 low power repairs for AE1107 C Turboshaft engines for the Air Force. Work will be performed in Oakland, Calif. (70 percent), and Indianapolis, Ind. (30 percent), and is expected to be completed [...]
V-22 Osprey is saved from budget cuts
Source: Delaware County Daily Times, 23-May-12
V-22 Osprey program escaped the federal budget chopping block once again after local members of the U.S. House of Representatives voiced opposition about an amendment that would have stripped funding for the tilt-rotor aircraft. (see full story)
Fatal MV-22 accident in Morocco
Source: HeliHub.com, 12-Apr-12
This news item is part of the accident data provided by HeliHub.com on this site. Information provided in this update may potentially be incomplete or inaccurate as we frequently post these stories only a very short time after the accident has occurred. Users of HeliHub.com are advised to carry out their own checks and searches, [...]
Rolls-Royce awarded $150M for 265 V-22 engines
Source: US DoD, 09-Apr-12
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $150,920,770 firm-fixed-price contract to procure V-22 AE1107C turboshaft engines for the Navy (232) and the Air Force (33). Work will be performed in Indianapolis, Ind., and is expected to be completed in October 2017. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. [...]
Bell-Boeing awarded $28M for new V-22 instrumented aircraft
Source: US DoD, 09-Apr-12
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $28,846,120 fixed-price-incentive, cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-12-G-0006) to provide a new V-22 instrumented aircraft (NVIA). The NVIA will support V-22 structural test capability by replacing an existing engineering, manufacturing, and development test aircraft which is increasingly difficult and expensive [...]
Bell-Boeing awarded $9M more for V-22 long lead components
Source: US DoD, 29-Mar-12
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $9,000,000 modification to the previously awarded V-22 Lot 17 advance acquisition contract (N00019-12-C-2001) to provide additional funding for long lead components required for the manufacture and delivery of four, fiscal 2013 Lot 17 CV-22 tiltrotor aircraft for the Air Force. Work will be performed in [...]
Congressman continues fight for Chinook, Osprey jobs at Boeing
Source: Patrick Meehan, 22-Mar-12
U.S. Representative Patrick Meehan (PA-07) continued his fight today for Pennsylvania workers who build and service the CH-47 Chinook and V-22 Osprey at Boeing’s Ridley facility. In a letter to Appropriations Committee leaders Chairman Hal Rogers (R-KY) and Ranking Member Norm Dicks (D-WA), and Defense Subcommittee Chairman Bill Young (R-FL), Meehan urged support for multi-year [...]
Nexcelle appoints Technical Director
Source: Nexcelle, 29-Feb-12
Pierre Hurpin has become the Technical Director of Nexcelle, the nacelle systems joint venture of GE’s Middle River Aircraft Systems and the Safran group’s Aircelle. In this role, he oversees Nexcelle’s full range of technical aspects in developing and producing nacelle systems for a new generation of integrated propulsion systems that equip commercial airliners and [...]
VMM-561 Tiltrotor Squadron trains on a stack of matresses
Source: US Marine Corps, 20-Feb-12
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 561 conducted emergency landing pad procedures for MV-22B Ospreys aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 13. The training helps pilots react if an aircraft suffers landing gear malfunctions. One Osprey practiced landing to test the configuration of the pad eyes. Pad eyes [...]
Bell Boeing delivers first Block C V-22 Osprey to USMC
Source: Boeing, 15-Feb-12
The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Bell Helicopter,a Textron [NYSE: TXT] company, has announced that the U.S. Marine Corps has taken delivery of the first MV-22 Osprey produced with the new Block C suite of design upgrades. “The on-time, on-budget delivery of our first Block C [...]
AAI wins $7.7M boresight deal for V-22s
Source: AAI, 12-Feb-12
AAI Test & Training, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today that it has received a $7.7 million Advanced Boresight Equipment (ABE) award from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide 16 Model 310A ABE core test systems for the U.S. Air Force and Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Bell [...]
Rolls-Royce awarded $55M for V-22 engine maintenance
Source: US DoD, 06-Feb-12
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $55,406,826 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 turboshaft engines. Work will be performed in Oakland, Calif. (70 percent), and Indianapolis, Ind. (30 percent), and is expected to be completed in November 2012. [...]
PPG Aerospace donates coatings to restore V-22 for museum
Source: PPG Aerospace, 24-Jan-12
One of six Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor combat aircraft used for full-scale development has been restored with coatings donated by PPG Industries’ PPG -0.62% aerospace business for display at the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center in West Chester. PPG Aerospace donated Eco-Prime military primers and DESOTHANE(R) HS military and defense topcoats to create [...]
Bell-Boeing awarded another $7M for V-22 parts
Source: US DoD, 19-Jan-12
Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $7,283,403 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-fee V-22 multi-year production contract (N00019-07-C-0001) to provide for production line preparation and production incorporation of unique identification marked parts for MV and CV Lot 16 aircraft. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa. (73 percent); Fort Worth, [...]
Marine Osprey squadron flies last mission of Afghanistan deployment
Source: US Marine Corps, 18-Jan-12
A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey squadron flew its final combat mission, Jan. 17, to complete its deployment to Afghanistan. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 has been deployed at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, for more than six months. The Marines will soon return to Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. The squadron’s final mission in Afghanistan [...]
V-22 Osprey availability rate is only 53%
14-Jan-12
Dr Michael Gilmore, the Pentagon’s director of operational test and evaluation, said that in a recent round of testing the V-22 Osprey was available just 53% of the time it was required, rather than the target of 82%. (See full story)
Parker Aerospace agreement with US Navy includes V-22 parts
Source: Parker Aerospace, 02-Jan-12
Parker Aerospace, a business segment of Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH), the global leader in motion and control technologies, is pleased to announce that a public-private partnership (PPP) agreement has been signed with the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center-Southwest (FRC-SW) in San Diego. The agreement was signed on September 27, with a formal signing ceremony [...]
Bell-Boeing awarded six V-22 contracts worth $211M
Source: US DoD, 02-Jan-12
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $72,928,060 advance acquisition contract for long lead components required for the manufacture and delivery of 17 (fiscal 2013) Lot 17 MV-22 tiltrotor aircraft for the Marine Corps and four (fiscal 2013) Lot 17 CV-22 tiltrotor aircraft for the Air Force. Work will be performed in [...]
Bell-Boeing awarded $12M order for V-22 component repair
Source: US DoD, 23-Dec-11
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo Texas, is being awarded $12,416,548 for delivery order 0016 under previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00383-10-D-003N) for the repair of various components for the V-22 aircraft. Work will be performed in Ridley Park, Pa., and is expected to be completed by Dec 30, 2013. The Navy Working Capital Funds being used [...]
V-22 team gets award for engine improvements
Source: US Navy, 19-Dec-11
The V-22 Propulsion and Power Integrated Product Team received a Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Commander’s Award for improving engine time-on-wing and reducing costs during a ceremony here Dec. 7. The V-22 Propulsion and Power IPT formed the AE1107 Measured Gas Temperature Increase Team in response to an urgent need to improve V-22 engine [...]
Bell-Boeing awarded $37M for V-22 component repair
Source: US DoD, 13-Dec-11
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo Texas, is being awarded $37,582,267 for delivery order #0015 under previously awarded cost- plus-fixed-fee contract (N00383-10-D-003N) for the repair of various components for the V-22 aircraft. Work will be performed in Roanoke, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Dec. 30, 2013. The Navy Working Capital Funds being used [...]
Ducommun awarded $14M contracts from Bell for V-22 program
Source: Ducommun, 13-Dec-11
Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE: DCO) today announced that it has received contracts totaling approximately $14 million from Bell Helicopter, a unit of Textron, Inc. (NYSE: TXT). The Ducommun LaBarge Technologies business unit (DLT), a provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS), will produce electronic assemblies and wiring harnesses for the V-22 Osprey military aircraft. DLT has supported [...]
V-22 spurs international interest in Dubai Airshow debut
Source: Bell, 02-Dec-11
The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company [NYSE: TXT], and The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], drew wide international attention at the Dubai Airshow held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from Nov. 13 to 17. “The V-22 Osprey received significant interest at the Dubai Airshow from potential customers from [...]
Rolls-Royce awarded $15M more for V-22 engine work
Source: US DoD, 30-Nov-11
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $15,634,738 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 turboshaft engines. Work will be performed in Oakland, Calif. (70 percent), and Indianapolis, Ind. (30 percent), and is expected to be completed in November 2012. [...]
Sierracin-Sylmar Corp awarded $10M for V-22 windshields
Source: US DoD, 30-Nov-11
Sierracin-Sylmar Corp., Sylmar, Calif., is being awarded $10,001,687 for delivery order #5002 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00383-11-G-011F) to manufacture V-22 Osprey windshields. Work will be performed in Sylmar, Calif., and is expected to be completed December 2013. Contract funds will not expire before the end of the current fiscal year. This contract [...]
Lifetime cost of V-22s rose 61% in three years
30-Nov-11
In three years, the lifetime cost to operate and support the U.S. Marine Corps’ fleet of V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft has increased 61% according to a Defense Department estimate (see full story)
Moog awarded $12M for V-22 swashplate actuator repairs
Source: US DoD, 29-Nov-11
Moog, Inc., East Aurora, N.Y., is being awarded a $12,001,770 firm-fixed-price order 7038 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00383-09-G-002D) to repair the swashplate actuator for the V-22 aircraft. Work will be performed in East Aurora, N.Y., and is expected to be completed by Dec. 30, 2012. Navy Working Capital Funds will not expire [...]
Rolls-Royce awarded $13M more for V-22 engine maintenance
Source: US DoD, 18-Nov-11
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $13,735,723 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 turboshaft engines. Work will be performed in Oakland, Calif. (70 percent), and Indianapolis, Ind. (30 percent), and is expected to be completed in November 2012. [...]
Bell-Boeing awarded $10M for V-22 ice protection kits
Source: US DoD, 17-Nov-11
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $10,409,837 modification to a delivery order placed previously against basic ordering agreement (N00019-07-G-0008) for the procurement of 40 central de-ice distributor and 44 nacelle ice protection controller unit retrofit kits for the V-22 Ice Protection System. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and [...]
