The Bell Helicopter/Boeing Defense collaboration that builds the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft has a new U.S. Dept. of Defense contract worth up to $1.64 billion. The “performance-based logistics contract” covers repair, replacement, required availability, configuration management, and inventory management for supply support for 228 MV-22B (U.S. Marines); CMV-22 (U.S. Navy); and CV-22 (U.S. Air Force) aircraft components.
The five-year contract is due to be completed by December 2026.
Most of the contracted work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and Ridley Park, Pennsylvania.
The V-22 Osprey is a military aircraft capable of both vertical takeoff and landing and short takeoff and landing, offering the functionality of a conventional helicopter and a high-speed turboprop aircraft. It was developed first in the mid-1980s, but its first entry into service came in 2007 with the U.S. Marine Corp.
