FIRST CONTRACT FOR COD CMV-22
[NEWS] UNITED STATES
THE BELL BOEING Joint Program Office has received a $4.19-billion multi-year contract that provides for the production and delivery of 58 new V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft. The Osprey order includes 39 CMV-22Bs for the US Navy carrier on-board delivery (COD) mission, 14 MV-22Bs for the US Marine Corps, a single CV-22B for the US Air Force and four MV-22Bs for Japan. The multi-year production contract continues Osprey production through to at least 2024, according to Bell Boeing.
ADVERSARY MIRAGES ARRIVE IN THE US
THE AIRBORNE TACTICAL Advantage Company (ATAC) recently took delivery of an initial pair of Mirage F1 fighters, which arrived at its adversary center of excellence (ATAC-ACE) on June 27. By mid-month 13 of the fighters were in the new Fort Worth facility. The ex-French Air Force Mirages are the first of 63 that were purchased from France, along with support equipment and 150 engines, in September 2017. The contractor — which is part of Textron Airborne Solutions — announced plans for the new facility in February. Located at Fort Worth Alliance Airport, the ACE will perform maintenance, repair and overhaul work on around 80 jets operated by the comp…
