Bell-Boeing wins a $138mn contract to develop Japan's MV-22B Block C tiltrotor aircraft

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bell-Boeing has been awarded a $138mn contract in support of the MV-22B Block C tiltrotor aircraft ordered in 2015 by the government of Japan, the US DoD announced on January 13. "<i>This modification provides for the procurement of non-recurring engineering in support of the development, qualification test, integration, airworthiness substantiation, flight test demonstration, validation/verification and incorporation of the government of Japan (GOJ) configuration into MV-22B Block C</i>," the US DoD said. <b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_493211772"></span>Read more<span id="goog_493211773"></span></a></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7uLibe09uQGCcSFi_33Iq2mw5bm08JK9YZbRA5XbTKJzGvKcgAaSoz0G61bvCZtxpZTVF0fY1bG7Au70MTQUouJDa5fj-iyE32KUQvKIX8a0vc49zCd00wDvjVzjDjiuz9GpKdFVZvk/s1600/Bell_Boeing_wins_a_138mn_contract_to_develop_Japan_s_MV_22B-Block_C_tiltrotor_aircraft_640_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7uLibe09uQGCcSFi_33Iq2mw5bm08JK9YZbRA5XbTKJzGvKcgAaSoz0G61bvCZtxpZTVF0fY1bG7Au70MTQUouJDa5fj-iyE32KUQvKIX8a0vc49zCd00wDvjVzjDjiuz9GpKdFVZvk/s400/Bell_Boeing_wins_a_138mn_contract_to_develop_Japan_s_MV_22B-Block_C_tiltrotor_aircraft_640_.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft return after a long-range raid from Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa as part of Blue Chromite 2017, Nov. 4, 2016</strong><br /><span data-mce-style="font-size: 8pt;" style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"><strong>(Credit: USMC/Sergeant Major Michael Cato)</strong></span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><a href="http://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/archive-world-worldwide-news-air-force-aviation-aerospace-air-military-defence-industry/global-defense-security-news/global-news-2017/january/3231-bell-boeing-wins-a-138mn-contract-to-develop-japan-s-mv-22b-block-c-tiltrotor-aircraft.html">Read more</a></b></span></div></div>

Bell-Boeing wins a $138mn contract to develop Japan's MV-22B Block C tiltrotor aircraft

Bell-Boeing has been awarded a $138mn contract in support of the MV-22B Block C tiltrotor aircraft ordered in 2015 by the government of Japa...

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Sikorsky gets additional funding from NAVAIR for CH-53K helicopter development effort

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sikorsky, part of the US-based defense giant Lockheed Martin, has been awarded a $24,025,000 contract to provide additional funding for the CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter development and demonstration effort, the US Department of Defense announced on Jan. 12, 2017, on its website. <b><a href="http://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/archive-world-worldwide-news-air-force-aviation-aerospace-air-military-defence-industry/global-defense-security-news/global-news-2017/january/3229-sikorsky-gets-additional-funding-from-navair-for-ch-53k-helicopter-development-effort.html">Read more</a></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxrby-iCMuhBXwN1dyMtXnwzHQ2lXC9cZs4kXRyP9Xne9XS1xKQ-6qPkisrwFF6oVupz1sZJnuSYBZlSxFiLNjLgZk35zDWJgpLrDrO4dgxJUp72kIr5JINuw2hcQtiYuua_BZqZ2I4Y/s1600/Sikorsky_gets_additional_funding_from_NAVAIR_for_CH_53K_helicopter_development_effort_640_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxrby-iCMuhBXwN1dyMtXnwzHQ2lXC9cZs4kXRyP9Xne9XS1xKQ-6qPkisrwFF6oVupz1sZJnuSYBZlSxFiLNjLgZk35zDWJgpLrDrO4dgxJUp72kIr5JINuw2hcQtiYuua_BZqZ2I4Y/s400/Sikorsky_gets_additional_funding_from_NAVAIR_for_CH_53K_helicopter_development_effort_640_001.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>The CH-53K King Stallion performing its first flight on Oct. 27, 2015</strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span data-mce-style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;" style="background-color: white; color: #616161; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;"><strong>(Credit: NAVAIR)</strong></span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><a href="http://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/archive-world-worldwide-news-air-force-aviation-aerospace-air-military-defence-industry/global-defense-security-news/global-news-2017/january/3229-sikorsky-gets-additional-funding-from-navair-for-ch-53k-helicopter-development-effort.html">Read more</a></b></span></div></div>

Sikorsky gets additional funding from NAVAIR for CH-53K helicopter development effort

Sikorsky, part of the US-based defense giant Lockheed Martin, has been awarded a $24,025,000 contract to provide additional funding for the ...

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