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Bell wins $581 mn contract for delivering UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopters to USMC and Pakistan.
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World Defense & Security News - Bell Helicopter
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Bell Helicopter, based in Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a $581,113,421 contract for the manufacture and delivery of 15 Lot 12 UH-1Y, 19 Lot 12 AH-1Z, one Lot 13 UH-1Y helicopters and 21 auxiliary fuel kits for the United States Marine Corps and government of Pakistan, the US Department of Defense announced on August 25.
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 Bell Helicopter AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter |
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Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (60 percent); and Amarillo, Texas (40 percent), and is expected to be completed in August 2018.
This contract combines purchases for the Navy ($523,193,712; 90 percent) and the government of Pakistan ($57,919,709; 10 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales program. The Government of Pakistan has requested a possible sale of 15 AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopters in April, along with 1,000 AGM-114 Hellfire II missiles. The Bell AH-1Z Viper is a twin-engine attack helicopter based on the AH-1W SuperCobra, that was developed for the United States Marine Corps.The Bell UH-1Y Venom is a twin-engine medium size utility helicopter, part of the United States Marine Corps' H-1 upgrade program. The UH-1Y and AH-1Z completed their developmental testing in early 2006. As of 2015, 33 Vipers and 92 Venoms are currently in service in the US Marine Corps. More information and pictures about UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper |
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