V-22

Parker Aerospace agreement with US Navy includes V-22 parts

Parker Aerospace agreement with US Navy includes V-22 parts

2-Jan-2012Source: Parker Aerospace

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... Read more

Bell-Boeing awarded six V-22 contracts worth $211M

Bell-Boeing awarded six V-22 contracts worth $211M

2-Jan-2012Source: US DoD

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... Read more

Bell-Boeing awarded $12M order for V-22 component repair

Bell-Boeing awarded $12M order for V-22 component repair

23-Dec-2011Source: US DoD

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... Read more

V-22 team gets award for engine improvements

V-22 team gets award for engine improvements

19-Dec-2011Source: US Navy

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... Read more

Bell-Boeing awarded $37M for V-22 component repair

Bell-Boeing awarded $37M for V-22 component repair

13-Dec-2011Source: US DoD

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... Read more

Ducommun awarded $14M contracts from Bell for V-22 program

Ducommun awarded $14M contracts from Bell for V-22 program

13-Dec-2011Source: Ducommun

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... Read more

V-22 spurs international interest in Dubai Airshow debut

V-22 spurs international interest in Dubai Airshow debut

2-Dec-2011Source: Bell

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... Read more

Rolls-Royce awarded $15M more for V-22 engine work

Rolls-Royce awarded $15M more for V-22 engine work

30-Nov-2011Source: US DoD

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. ... Read more

Sierracin-Sylmar Corp awarded $10M for V-22 windshields

Sierracin-Sylmar Corp awarded $10M for V-22 windshields

30-Nov-2011Source: US DoD

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... Read more

Lifetime cost of V-22s rose 61% in three years

Lifetime cost of V-22s rose 61% in three years

30-Nov-2011

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)... Read more

Moog awarded $12M for V-22 swashplate actuator repairs

Moog awarded $12M for V-22 swashplate actuator repairs

29-Nov-2011Source: US DoD

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... Read more

Rolls-Royce awarded $13M more for V-22 engine maintenance

Rolls-Royce awarded $13M more for V-22 engine maintenance

18-Nov-2011Source: US DoD

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. ... Read more

Bell-Boeing awarded $10M for V-22 ice protection kits

Bell-Boeing awarded $10M for V-22 ice protection kits

17-Nov-2011Source: US DoD

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... Read more

V-22 Osprey makes Dubai Air Show debut

V-22 Osprey makes Dubai Air Show debut

14-Nov-2011Source: Bell

The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company [NYSE: TXT] and The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced that the V-22 Osprey titlrotor will be featured at the Dubai International Air Show in the United Arab Emirates from November 13 – 17. “The Dubai Air Show is one of the... Read more

Bell showcases civil and military products in Dubai

Bell showcases civil and military products in Dubai

12-Nov-2011Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), will showcase the Bell 429, Bell 407AH as well as the Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor during the 2011 Dubai Airshow. This marks the first time the V-22 and Bell 407AH will be on public display in the Middle East. “Bell Helicopter will have three of its game-changing... Read more

V-22 earns DOD’s top acquisition team award

V-22 earns DOD’s top acquisition team award

2-Nov-2011Source: US Navy

The V-22 Cost per Flight Hour (CPFH) Reduction Team was presented a 2011 David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award on Nov. 1 at a ceremony in conjunction with the Program Executive Officers’/Systems Command Commanders’ Conference at Fort Belvoir, Va. “This is a tremendous achievement and I’m extremely proud of this team” said Rear Adm. Steve... Read more

VMM-161 breaks-in new training asset

VMM-161 breaks-in new training asset

27-Oct-2011Source: US Marine Corps

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER, TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – Swirls of dust flew up around a Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 161 MV-22B Osprey as it landed upon newly constructed landing pads during a confined area landing exercise Oct. 29 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. Col. Patrick Gramuglia, the Marine... Read more

Rolls-Royce AE1107C powers Boeing V-22 Osprey program

Rolls-Royce AE1107C powers Boeing V-22 Osprey program

19-Oct-2011Source: Forecast International

The Rolls-Royce AE 1107C is produced for one application, the Boeing V-22 Osprey. Boeing submitted a multiyear proposal to the U.S. Navy for a follow-on contract to succeed the program’s current multiyear deal. The current contract covering FY08 through FY12 is for 174 aircraft. The new contract would cover FY13 to FY17 and includes a... Read more

Robertson Fuel Systems awarded $16M for V-22 fuel tanks

Robertson Fuel Systems awarded $16M for V-22 fuel tanks

14-Oct-2011Source: US DoD

Robertson Fuel Systems, L.L.C., Tempe, Ariz., is being awarded a $16,754,932 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-08-D-0009) for the procurement of 24 mission auxiliary fuel tank systems and related hardware for the V-22 aircraft. Work will be performed in Tempe, Ariz., and is expected to be completed in December 2012. Contract... Read more

Hamilton Sundstrand awarded $10M for V-22 work

Hamilton Sundstrand awarded $10M for V-22 work

26-Sep-2011Source: US DoD

Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Windsor Locks, Conn., is being awarded $9,966,104 for delivery order 5458 under an existing basic ordering agreement (N00383-08-G-001J) to repair 530 parts kits for the loss of lube prevention initiative used in support of the V-22 aircraft for the constant frequency generator. Work will be performed in Rockford, Ill. (37.79 percent); York,... Read more

Software change gives V-22 pilots more lift options

Software change gives V-22 pilots more lift options

22-Sep-2011Source: US Navy

A test team from the V-22 Joint Program Office spent about six weeks in Logan, Utah confirming that a small software change will result in more lift capability for the Osprey. The actual change, which is barely observable to the eye, calls for the V-22 rotors to be tilted about four degrees outward. This change... Read more

$97M contract for hangar/apron at MCAS Miramar

$97M contract for hangar/apron at MCAS Miramar

21-Sep-2011Source: US DoD

Hensel Phelps Granite Hangar, J.V., Irvine, Calif., is being awarded a $97,222,000 firm-fixed-price contract for the design and construction of an MV-22 aircraft parking apron/taxiway expansion; an Aircraft Maintenance Hangar 4 addition; and Aircraft Maintenance Hangar 7 construction at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The work to be performed provides for the construction and/or renovation... Read more

Bell-Boeing awarded $8.7M for CV-22 helmet mounted display program

Bell-Boeing awarded $8.7M for CV-22 helmet mounted display program

18-Sep-2011Source: US DoD

Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded an $8,713,282 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-08-C-0025) for non-recurring efforts associated with increment three of the CV-22 aircraft Block 20 upgrade program. Efforts to be provided include concept definition, non-recurring engineering, drawings, and installation/integration to design, develop, and test the enhanced helmet mounted... Read more

Bell honours Canadian military with V-22 demo

Bell honours Canadian military with V-22 demo

7-Sep-2011Source: Bell

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today celebrated its long standing partnership with the Canadian Department of National Defense (DND) during a ceremony at the company’s Mirabel, Canada facilities. Members from the Canadian Forces were on hand to be recognized and thanked by Bell Helicopter leadership for their continued dedication to defending national... Read more

Elbit colour HMDs for USAF CV-22 crews

Elbit colour HMDs for USAF CV-22 crews

7-Sep-2011Source: Elbit Systems

Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., has beenawarded a contract to supply Boeing Military Aircraft with the CV-22 Color Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) for the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas. The contract, which is not in an amount that is... Read more

USAF orders new and upgraded CV-22 FTDs

USAF orders new and upgraded CV-22 FTDs

31-Aug-2011Source: Bell Boeing

The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Bell Helicopter – Textron [NYSE: TXT], has received a $34 million order from the U.S. Air Force for three new CV-22 training devices and an upgrade to an existing device. The new contract will upgrade a CV-22 Cabin Part Task... Read more

VIP upgrades for four V-22s

VIP upgrades for four V-22s

29-Aug-2011Source: Marine Corps Times

Marines unit HMX-1  is set to receive four VIP kits that will effectively turn the V-22s into executive aircraft suitable for diplomats and dignitaries, presidential staff and other very important people.  The Marine Corps is accepting proposals through August from companies to build and deliver the new kits.  (See full story)... Read more

Osprey flies on green fuel

Osprey flies on green fuel

26-Aug-2011Source: US Navy

The Navy and Marine Corps team reached another milestone toward achieving the Secretary of the Navy’s energy goals by successfully flying a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey on biofuel Aug. 10 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. “This is the first Marine Corps and tilt rotor aircraft to fly on biofuels,” said Navy Secretary Ray... Read more

Rolls-Royce awarded $8.3M contact modification for CV-22 engine repairs

Rolls-Royce awarded $8.3M contact modification for CV-22 engine repairs

24-Aug-2011Source: US DoD

Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded an $8,393,445 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0020) to exercise an option for 17 CV-22 low power repairs for AE1107 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... Read more

24-Aug-11 Bell-Boeing MV-22 Fresno-Yosemite, US-California

24-Aug-11 Bell-Boeing MV-22 Fresno-Yosemite, US-California

24-Aug-2011

Hydraulic problem en route from Idaho to San Diego in Southern California.... Read more

Bell-Boeing awarded $34M delivery order to upgrade CV-22 training devices

Bell-Boeing awarded $34M delivery order to upgrade CV-22 training devices

15-Aug-2011Source: US DoD

Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $34,186,000 delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-07-G-0008) for the Block 20/C Upgrade to the CV-22 Training Devices, including the Cabin Operational Flight Trainer (COFT), Cabin Part Task Trainer, and the Wing Part Task Trainer.  Work will be performed in Mesa, Ariz.... Read more

Bell Boeing submits five year fixed price proposal for 174 V-22 Ospreys

Bell Boeing submits five year fixed price proposal for 174 V-22 Ospreys

8-Aug-2011Source: Bell Boeing

The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between Bell Helicopter – Textron [NYSE: TXT] and the Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that it has submitted its proposal to the U.S. government for a second multiyear procurement (MYP II) contract for the production and delivery of V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.   The five-year, fixed price... Read more

Rolls-Royce awared $9M contract for repair to 17 Osprey engines

Rolls-Royce awared $9M contract for repair to 17 Osprey engines

25-Jul-2011Source: US DoD

Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $9,512,571 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0020) for the procurement of 17 CV-22 low power repairs for AE1107 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 in... Read more

Marine Corps Osprey squadrons transfer authority in Afghanistan

Marine Corps Osprey squadrons transfer authority in Afghanistan

24-Jul-2011Source: US Marine Corps

Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 transferred responsibility of providing aerial assault support to Marines and coalition troops on the ground in southwestern Afghanistan to VMM-162, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, July 18. With VMM-162 in place to support combat operations, the Marines of VMM-264, commanded by Lt. Col. Brian G. McAvoy, are now slated to return... Read more

Marines in Afghanistan honour departed Osprey crew chief

Marines in Afghanistan honour departed Osprey crew chief

19-Jul-2011Source: US Marine Corps

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghansitan – Deployed Marines and sailors gathered at the Regional Command Southwest Memorial Chapel on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, to honor the life of Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Dudley, July 18. Dudley fell to his death from an MV-22 Osprey while conducting combat operations in southwestern Afghanistan, July 7. “We will we commemorate his... Read more

MWSS-374 builds new Osprey helicopter landing pads

MWSS-374 builds new Osprey helicopter landing pads

14-Jul-2011Source: US Marine Corps

MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif.  — An installation the size of the Combat Center comes with lots of maintenance, ranging from road repairs and replacing firing targets to building landing pads for the many types of aircraft that fly in to support training. To help keep the maintenance down on V-22 Osprey... Read more

Israeli Air Force revisits US to check out MV-22 capabilities

Israeli Air Force revisits US to check out MV-22 capabilities

7-Jul-2011Source: US Marine Corps

For the second time in two months, a team from the Israeli Air Force visited 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing units at Marine Corps Air Station New River to evaluate the Marine Corps’ MV-22 Osprey, and aircraft that the Israelis, according to some reports, see as a possible platform for search and rescue operations, and for... Read more

Bell-Boeing awarded $31M in contracts for V-22 prop rotor gear box assemblies

Bell-Boeing awarded $31M in contracts for V-22 prop rotor gear box assemblies

27-Jun-2011Source: US DoD

Bell Boeing Joint Project Office Bell-Boeing Joint Program, Amarillo, Texas was awarded contract SPRPA1-09-G-004Y-5796.  The award is a firm fixed price contract with a maximum $15,139,295.88 for prop rotor gear box assemblies.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using service is Navy.  The date of performance completion is January 30, 2017.  The contracting activity... Read more

Rolls-Royce awarded $12M contract modification for six V-22 engines

Rolls-Royce awarded $12M contract modification for six V-22 engines

27-Jun-2011Source: US DoD

Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $12,048,011 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-07-C-0060) for the procurement of 6 AE1107C engines for the Air Force CV-22 aircraft (four spares and two installs).  Work will be performed in Indianapolis, Ind., and is expected to be completed in December 2012.  Contract funds will not... Read more

FlightSafety to design and manufacture two CV-22 FTDs for Bell

FlightSafety to design and manufacture two CV-22 FTDs for Bell

21-Jun-2011Source: FlightSafety

FlightSafety International is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract from Bell Helicopter for two CV-22 flight training devices. These new advanced technology flight training devices will be used by the United States Air Force during training of Special Command Forces personnel. “This contract is another example of the cooperative effort between... Read more

Rolls-Royce awarded $34M more to support NV-22 engines

Rolls-Royce awarded $34M more to support NV-22 engines

14-Jun-2011Source: US DoD

Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $34,228,615 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0020) for maintenance services in support of the MV-22 AE1107C turboshaft engine.  Work will be performed in Oakland, Calif. (70 percent), and Indianapolis, Ind. (30 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2012.  Contract funds in the... Read more

Haskell Co awarded $138M contract for MV-22 hangar/apron/taxiway at Camp Lejeune

Haskell Co awarded $138M contract for MV-22 hangar/apron/taxiway at Camp Lejeune

12-Jun-2011Source: US DoD

The Haskell Co., Jacksonville, Fla., is being awarded a $138,836,727 firm-fixed-price contract for the Marine Vertical 22 maintenance hangar, apron expansion, parallel taxiway, and hangar at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.  The work to be performed provides for the construction of an aircraft parking apron to support additional requirements created by the introduction of the... Read more

Israel to review Osprey for SAR and covert operations

Israel to review Osprey for SAR and covert operations

7-Jun-2011

The Israel Air Force will send a delegation of officers to the United States later this month to conduct a review of the V- 22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft that it has its eye on for search and rescue and covert operations behind enemy lines.... Read more

US FY2012 defense policy includes $3.01 Billion for V-22, $1.18 Billon for other Bell programs

US FY2012 defense policy includes $3.01 Billion for V-22, $1.18 Billon for other Bell programs

13-May-2011Source: Congressman Mac Thornberry

Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon), the Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today announced that the committee approved the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (H.R. 1540) by a vote of 60 to 1.  The bill authorizes $690 billion in total spending for the Department of Defense and the national security programs... Read more

Rolls-Royce awarded $7M contract modification for V-22 engine repairs

Rolls-Royce awarded $7M contract modification for V-22 engine repairs

13-May-2011Source: US DoD

Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $7,397,169 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0020) to exercise an option for low power repairs in support of the CV-22 AE1107 turboshaft engines for the Air Force.  Work will be performed in Oakland, Calif. (70 percent) and Indianapolis, Ind. (30 percent), and is expected to... Read more

26th MEU returns from deployment

26th MEU returns from deployment

12-May-2011Source: US Marine Corps

USS KEARSARGE, At Sea – More than 1,000 Marines and sailors assigned to 26th Marine Expeditionary will redeploy to home stations in eastern North Carolina, May 12, after almost nine months deployed aboard the ships of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. Deploying in August of last year, one month earlier than scheduled, 26th MEU delivered... Read more

V-22 fleet reaches 100,000 hour milestone with Eaton onboard

V-22 fleet reaches 100,000 hour milestone with Eaton onboard

2-May-2011Source: Eaton

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation is a key component supplier for the Bell-Boeing-built V-22 Osprey, which recently surpassed 100,000 flying hours during a U.S. Marine Corps combat mission in Afghanistan. Manufactured under a 50-50 strategic alliance between Bell Helicopter and Boeing, the V-22 Osprey is a multirole combat aircraft using tiltrotor technology to combine the... Read more

Sierracin-Sylmar Corp awarded $17M delivery order for V-22 windshields

Sierracin-Sylmar Corp awarded $17M delivery order for V-22 windshields

25-Apr-2011Source: US DoD

Sierracin-Sylmar Corp., Sylmar, Calif., is being awarded a $17,340,969 delivery order #5000 issued against previously issued basic ordering agreement contract (N00383-11-G-011F) for manufacture of windshields for the V-22 Osprey aircraft.  Work will be performed in Sylmar, Calif., and is expected to be completed by October 2012.  Contract funds will not expire before the end of... Read more

Boeing to promote innovative solutions at Quad-A

Boeing to promote innovative solutions at Quad-A

18-Apr-2011Source: Boeing

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will showcase a wide array of aviation, training, support and technology solutions at the 2011 Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) Annual Professional Forum and Exposition. This year’s event takes place April 17-20 in Nashville. Boeing Defense, Space & Security aviation platforms including the AH-64D Apache, CH-47F Chinook, A160T Hummingbird,... Read more

Marine Corps Osprey Squadron welcomes new leader in Afghanistan

Marine Corps Osprey Squadron welcomes new leader in Afghanistan

15-Apr-2011Source: US Marine Corps

CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan – A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey squadron deployed with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) welcomed a new commander at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 15. The Marines and sailors of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 264 said goodbye to Lt. Col. Jeffrey P. Hogan who relinquished command of the squadron to Lt. Col. Brian... Read more

Federal budget could create headaches for Rolls-Royce

Federal budget could create headaches for Rolls-Royce

15-Apr-2011Source: IBJ

Defense and aerospace analysts think the Marine Corps will have trouble securing a multi-year contract for the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, each of which takes two engines made by Rolls-Royce in Indianapolis.... Read more

Bell-Boeing awarded $7M software order for CV-22 FTDs

Bell-Boeing awarded $7M software order for CV-22 FTDs

15-Apr-2011Source: US DoD

Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $6,981,897 cost-plus-fixed-fee order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-07-G-0008) to install, integrate, and test Block 10.3.01 hardware, vehicle management system math model software, computational system software, and instructor/operator station software into six CV-22 flight training devices.  Work will be performed at Kirtland Air... Read more

USMC makes aviation history with intercontinental Osprey flight

USMC makes aviation history with intercontinental Osprey flight

12-Apr-2011Source: USMC

CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan – The Marine Corps completed an aviation first, April 8, by flying MV-22B Ospreys on the aircraft’s longest movement to date. Six Ospreys with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 returned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit after a trek from Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, to Souda Bay, Greece, with the assistance of a... Read more

Tutor Perini Corp awarded $73M contract for MV-22 facility at Andersen AFB in Guam

Tutor Perini Corp awarded $73M contract for MV-22 facility at Andersen AFB in Guam

12-Apr-2011Source: US DoD

Tutor Perini Corp., Sylmar, Calif., is being awarded $73,177,000 for firm-fixed-price task order #JQ01 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62742-10-D-1312) for construction of an aircraft parking apron at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.  The work to be performed provides for the construction of an MV-22 aircraft portland cement concrete parking apron, hot... Read more

CAGW issues Spending Cut of the Week: USMC’s V-22 Osprey

CAGW issues Spending Cut of the Week: USMC’s V-22 Osprey

11-Apr-2011Source: CAGW

Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) issued its weekly spending cut alert aimed at the United States Marine Corps’ V-22 Osprey, a tilt-rotor aircraft designed to fly as fast as a turboprop airplane while retaining the ability to take off and land vertically. Between 1993 and 2007, taxpayers spent $22 billion on the V-22; 30 Marines... Read more

Robertson Fuel Systems awarded $14M contract modification for V-22 fuel tanks etc

Robertson Fuel Systems awarded $14M contract modification for V-22 fuel tanks etc

1-Apr-2011Source: US DoD

Robertson Fuel Systems, LLC, Tempe, Ariz., is being awarded a $14,017,886 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-08-D-0009) to exercise an option for the procurement of V-22 mission auxiliary fuel tanks, refueling kits, and accessories.  Work will be performed in Tempe, Ariz., and is expected to be completed in December 2012.  Contract... Read more

Bell-Boeing awarded $30M contract for two V-22 flight training devices

Bell-Boeing awarded $30M contract for two V-22 flight training devices

1-Apr-2011Source: US DoD

Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $30,291,489 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to procure two U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command Tiltrotor (CV-22) flight training devices, and associated provisioned items and spares.  Work will be performed in Broken Arrow, Okla. (53 percent); Fort Worth, Texas (35 percent); Philadelphia, Pa. (7 percent); Clifton, N.J.... Read more

Libya conflict – Osprey active in rescuing downed F-15 pilot

Libya conflict – Osprey active in rescuing downed F-15 pilot

23-Mar-2011Source: US Marine Corps

ARLINGTON, Va.  — Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit rescued a U.S. Air Force pilot downed in Libya March 22. The F-15E Strike Eagle crashed in northeast Libya March 21 while flying in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, the joint coalition enforcing U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 to protect the Libyan people from the country’s... Read more

BAE awarded $12.7M for V-22 weapon systems

BAE awarded $12.7M for V-22 weapon systems

11-Mar-2011Source: US DoD

BAE Systems Controls, Inc., Johnson City, N.Y., is being awarded a $12,787,033 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-11-C-0022) to exercise an option to procure 12 interim defensive weapons systems mission kits to support the V-22 tiltrotor aircraft.  Work will be performed in Johnson City, N.Y., and is expected to be completed in December... Read more

USS Makin Island becomes first west coast ship to embark V-22

USS Makin Island becomes first west coast ship to embark V-22

5-Mar-2011Source: US Navy

USS Makin Island (LHD 8) became the first west coast ship to conduct flight deck operations with the MV-22 Osprey on Mar. 1. The MV-22 Osprey is a tilt rotor aircraft flown by the U.S. Marine Corps, which utilizes vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL). Until recently, the MV-22 has seen limited use aboard large deck... Read more

V-22 Osprey fleet passes 100,000 flight hours

V-22 Osprey fleet passes 100,000 flight hours

3-Mar-2011Source: Bell-Boeing

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT) and The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today applauded the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) V-22 Joint Program Office (PMA-275) announcement that the Bell Boeing-built V-22 Osprey fleet has surpassed 100,000 flight hours. The milestone arrived on Feb. 10 during a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey combat mission... Read more

First female CV-22 pilot completes training

First female CV-22 pilot completes training

2-Mar-2011Source: US Air Force

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFNS) – After nearly three years of flight training with the Air Force, she recently became the first qualified female pilot of the CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. It started with pictures of aircraft in her grandfather’s home. Then it was on to starting lessons to earn her private pilot’s license as... Read more

BAE Systems to provide US Navy All-Quadrant Defensive Weapon System for V-22

BAE Systems to provide US Navy All-Quadrant Defensive Weapon System for V-22

2-Mar-2011Source: BAE Systems

BAE Systems will provide the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command a defensive weapon system for NAVAIR’s V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. The system is based on the company’s Remote Guardian SystemTM, (RGS), a remotely operated defensive weapon system that provides 360° of suppressive weapons fire for the V-22. BAE Systems’ Remote Guardian System is a common... Read more

Rolls-Royce awarded $12M for V-22 engine maintenance services

Rolls-Royce awarded $12M for V-22 engine maintenance services

28-Feb-2011Source: US DoD

Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $12,587,942 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0020) to exercise an option for maintenance services in support of the MV-22 and CV-22 AE1107C engines, to include 14 low power repairs and 6,565 engine flight hours.  Work will be performed in Oakland, Calif. (70 percent), and Indianapolis,... Read more

Bell-Boeing awarded $13M order for CV-22 dual digital map system

Bell-Boeing awarded $13M order for CV-22 dual digital map system

28-Feb-2011Source: US DoD

Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, was awarded on Feb. 24 a $13,115,150 cost-plus-fixed-fee order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-07-G-0008) for non recurring engineering associated with the upgrade of the CV-22 dual digital map system and the electrical system, including system improvements, integration and program management.  Work will be performed in Philadelphia,... Read more

Marine Corps brings large presence to Naval Aviation centenary

Marine Corps brings large presence to Naval Aviation centenary

17-Feb-2011Source: US Marine Corps

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. — One hundred and eighty-nine Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard aircraft participated in the “Parade of Flight” to celebrate 100 years of Naval aviation, Feb. 12, in San Diego. Nearly 120 aircraft from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing flew from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Marine Corps Base... Read more

Bell-Boeing awarded $9M contract modification for V-22 de-icing work

Bell-Boeing awarded $9M contract modification for V-22 de-icing work

16-Feb-2011Source: US DoD

Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $9,819,124 modification to a delivery order placed against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-07-G-0008) for the procurement of 38 central de-ice distributor and nacelle ice protection controller unit retrofit kits for the V-22 ice protection system.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas,... Read more

US House rejects move to scrap V-22 funding

US House rejects move to scrap V-22 funding

16-Feb-2011Source: Reuters

By a vote of 326 to 105, the House of Representatives voted to keep $415 million in funding that was still to be spent this year on the aircraft... Read more

Bell-Boeing awarded $6.5M contract for V-22 CAMEO project

Bell-Boeing awarded $6.5M contract for V-22 CAMEO project

3-Feb-2011Source: US DoD

The Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $6,593,506 to a cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-07-G-0008) to provide engineering and technical services for the Comprehensive Automated Maintenance Environment-Optimized (CAMEO) and technical data systems in support of the MV-22 and CV-22 aircrafts, and procure a CAMEO... Read more

Rolls-Royce wins $22M contract modification for V-22 engine support

Rolls-Royce wins $22M contract modification for V-22 engine support

28-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

Rolls Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $22,204,421 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0020) to exercise an option to procure CV-22 engine support in the form of 17,800 engine flight hour and 17 low power repairs.  Work will be performed in Oakland, Calif. (70 percent) and Indianapolis, Ind. (30 percent), and... Read more

V-22 still dogged by bad parts – says Pentagon’s top tester

V-22 still dogged by bad parts – says Pentagon’s top tester

13-Jan-2011Source: Bloomberg

Five years after it was cleared for full-production, the V-22 tilt-rotor Osprey remains dogged by unreliable parts that reduce its availability for missions, according to the Pentagon’s top tester.... Read more

Bell-Boeing awarded $12M for V-22 support items

Bell-Boeing awarded $12M for V-22 support items

11-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $12,557,128 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N68335-10-G-0010) for the fabrication and delivery of 15 organizational and intermediate level peculiar support equipment end items for the MV/CV-22 aircraft, including supportability data.  Work will be performed in Amarillo, Texas, and is... Read more

BAE awarded $14M for V-22 Interim Defensive Weapons System mission kits

BAE awarded $14M for V-22 Interim Defensive Weapons System mission kits

10-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

BAE Systems Controls, Inc., Johnson City, N.Y., is being awarded a $14,218,161 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of Interim Defensive Weapons System (IDWS) mission kits for the V-22 tiltrotor aircraft.  The IDWS provides a mission-configurable, crew-served, night vision device compatible defensive weapon system.  Work will be performed in Johnson City, N.Y., and is expected to... Read more

Rolls-Royce awarded $49M contract modification for 24 engines for V-22

Rolls-Royce awarded $49M contract modification for 24 engines for V-22

7-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $48,981,414 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-07-C-0060) for the procurement of 24 AE1107C engines for the Air Force CV-22 aircraft (14 spares and 10 Lot 15 installs).  Work will be performed in Oakland, Calif. (70 percent), and Indianapolis, Ind. (30 percent), and is expected to... Read more

Bell Boeing awarded $9M contract for V-22 support equipment

Bell Boeing awarded $9M contract for V-22 support equipment

6-Jan-2011Source: US DoD

Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $9,077,929 fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the procurement of 14 support equipment workarounds for organizational- and intermediate-level maintenance in support of the MV-22 and CV-22 aircraft.  Work will be performed in Amarillo, Texas, and is expected to be completed in December 2014.  Contract funds in... Read more

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