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  • Textron Subsidiary to Install Sensors on Army's V-280 Valor Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron Subsidiary to Install Sensors on Army’s V-280 Valor Aircraft

    A Textron subsidiary is set to install a suite of sensors on a new tiltrotor aircraft being developed for the U.S. Army, Military.com reported Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Jeff Schloesser, executive vice president for strategic pursuits at Bell, told Military.com that the company will install Lockheed Martin‘s Pilotage Distributed Aperture Sensor system that is designed to provide 360-degree awareness for aircraft. […] More

  • Textron Subsidiary Opens New Advanced Vertical Lift Center in Washington D.C. - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron Subsidiary Opens New Advanced Vertical Lift Center in Washington D.C.

    Textron‘s Bell Helicopter subsidiary has opened a new advanced vertical lift center intending to provide a site wherein customers may witness new aviation technologies. The facility features demonstrations and expertise on new aviation applications, and is located in the metro area of Washington D.C., Textron said Wednesday. The new center includes a flight simulator of the […] More

  • Textron Subsidiary to Finish Venom Helicopter Deliveries to USMC in 2018 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron Subsidiary to Finish Venom Helicopter Deliveries to USMC in 2018

    Textron‘s Bell Helicopter subsidiary expects to complete UH-1Y Venom helicopter deliveries to the U.S. Marine Corps before the end of 2018. Bell said Thursday it will also continue delivering the AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter, the Venom’s sister model, to the service branch through 2022. Both helicopters are built on the UH-1 Iroquois and AH-1 Cobra models, which are part of […] More

  • Report: Navy Tests Manned-Unmanned Teaming Through Northrop-Built Fire Scout UAS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Navy Tests Manned-Unmanned Teaming Through Northrop-Built Fire Scout UAS

    The U.S. Navy is currently testing the joint operations of an unmanned aerial system with a manned aircraft using the Northrop Grumman-built MQ-8C Fire Scout UAS and the Sikorsky-made MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, National Defense reported Tuesday. MQ-8C is intended to replace the Navy’s fleet of MQ-8B aircraft and work with manned helicopters on missions such as reconnaissance, situational […] More

  • Textron's Bell Helicopter Subsidiary Renamed as 'Bell' - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron’s Bell Helicopter Subsidiary Renamed as ‘Bell’

    Textron‘s Bell Helicopter subsidiary has changed its name to “Bell” and adopted a new logo to reflect the company’s focus on innovation and customer experience. Bell said Thursday it collaborated with brand and design consultancy FutureBrand to complete the rebranding, which will be carried out over the next year. The two companies started the project in the […] More

  • Boeing-Bell JV Secures $70M Navy Funds to Update MV-22 Aircraft Configuration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing-Bell JV Secures $70M Navy Funds to Update MV-22 Aircraft Configuration

    A joint venture of Bell Helicopter and Boeing has received a $69.6 million modification under a U.S. Navy contract to update the configuration of three MV-22 Osprey aircraft units. Under the modification, the Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office will apply Block C upgrades to MV-22 aircraft as part of a common configuration-readiness and modernization effort for the V-22 fleet, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The Navy […] More

  • Boeing-Bell JV Gets Navy Osprey Fleet Software Sustainment Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing-Bell JV Gets Navy Osprey Fleet Software Sustainment Order

    A joint venture of Boeing and Bell Helicopter has received a $20.6 million order from the U.S. Navy to maintain software of the V-22 Osprey joint service, multimission aircraft fleet. The Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office will engineer and provide technical support for  the V-22 flight control system and avionics software, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Work also covers flight control […] More

  • Spirit AeroSystems-Built Fuselage Supports First Flight of Bell Helicopter-Designed Vertical Lift Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Spirit AeroSystems-Built Fuselage Supports First Flight of Bell Helicopter-Designed Vertical Lift Aircraft

    A Spirit AeroSystems-built fuselage was used on the first flight of the Bell Helicopter-designed V-280 Valor aircraft at the latter’s Amarillo, Texas-based facility. Spirit AeroSystems said Wednesday it developed the aluminum sub-structured fuel fuselage in under 22 months at its Kansas-based facility in support of the Bell V-280 Valor program. The Bell V-280 Valor program […] More

  • Textron Subsidiary Gets Navy Contract Modification for H-1 Helicopter Upgrade Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Textron Subsidiary Gets Navy Contract Modification for H-1 Helicopter Upgrade Support

    Textron‘s Bell Helicopter subsidiary has received a $12.1 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide acquisition logistics support for the H-1 modernization effort. The Defense Department said Tuesday the modification covers logistics management, maintenance planning material, supply, design interface, technical data and equipment support, inventory and distribution management, storage, transportation, supportability analysis and technical manual updates services. Bell Helicopter will have up […] More

  • Bell Helicopter Launches First Flight of NextGen Tiltrotor Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bell Helicopter Launches First Flight of NextGen Tiltrotor Aircraft

    Textron‘s Bell Helicopter subsidiary has conducted the first flight of a next-generation tiltrotor aircraft built to help U.S. military clients meet requirements for a vertical lift platform. Textron said Monday the V-280 Valor aircraft was designed to help users conduct various vertical lift missions previously infeasible using one aircraft as well as offer updated speed […] More

  • FAA OKs LifePort Ballistic Protection Tech for Bell Helicopter Integration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FAA OKs LifePort Ballistic Protection Tech for Bell Helicopter Integration

    LifePort, a business unit of Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary, has received supplemental type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration to integrate ballistic protection technology into a Bell Helicopter aircraft platform. Lockheed said Monday the certification allows LifePort to equip Bell 412EP combat utility helicopters with the Ballistic Protection System. BPS operators can configure the system to address ballistic threat […] More

  • Bell Helicopter Gets Modification on Argentine Utility Helicopter FMS Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bell Helicopter Gets Modification on Argentine Utility Helicopter FMS Contract

    Textron‘s Bell Helicopter subsidiary has received a $27.2 million modification under a a U.S. Army foreign military sales contract to deliver four Bell 412EP utility helicopters to the Argentina’s air force. The Defense Department said Thursday Bell Helicopter will also provide helicopter training services under the modification. Work is expected to finish by June 20, 2018. The 412EP […] More