Bell Helicopter

Bell Wraps First SPINE Upgrades for US Marines H-1 Helicopters

Bell Textron has completed the initial US Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopter adoption of the Structural and Power Improvements for NextGen Effects upgrades.

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Bell Lands First African Deal as Tunisia Orders 12 412EPX Helicopters

The Tunisian Air Force has signed a purchase agreement for 12 Subaru Bell 412EPX helicopters, marking Bell Textron’s first African sale of this multi-role aircraft variant. 

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Airbus Team Pitches H145M Helicopter as Polish SW-4 Replacement

Airbus has signed a memorandum of understanding with Babcock and CAE to offer the H145M helicopter and related training services to the Polish Air Force.

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Bell, Boeing to Deliver Final CV-22 Osprey Aircraft to US Air Force

The final CV-22 Osprey transport and cargo aircraft has entered production, with its completion coming in the next few months.

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Bell Bids Jet Ranger X for US Army Lakota Training Helicopter Replacement

Bell Flight is proposing its Bell 505 Jet Ranger X light helicopter to replace the US Army’s UH-72 Lakota under the service’s new “Flight School Next” program.

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US Navy to Receive More Ospreys From Bell, Boeing

The US Department of Defense has awarded Bell Boeing’s Joint Program Office a contract to provide CMV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft for the navy.

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Sri Lanka to Receive Military Aircraft From US, Pakistan

Sri Lanka is adopting more American Bell 206 helicopters and a Pakistani Chengdu J-7 aircraft to enhance the country’s air force capabilities.

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Philippines Decommissions Combat Aircraft Used for Counter-Terrorism

The Philippine Air Force has decommissioned its last two pairs of AH-1S Cobra attack helicopters and OV-10 Bronco light attack aircraft.

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Kongsberg to Upgrade Norway’s Bell 412 Multi-Role Helicopters

The Norwegian Armed Forces has contracted defense giant Kongsberg to upgrade its fleet of 18 Bell 412 multi-role helicopters.

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US Approves $600M AH-1Z Attack Helicopter Sale to Slovakia

The US State Department has cleared Slovakia’s request to procure 12 AH-1Z attack helicopters from Bell Textron.

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