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 by Stephen Feller Washington (UPI) Dec 21, 2018
Boeing Sikorsky Aircraft Support has been awarded a $1.1 billion contract for support of the Little Bird, Chinook and Seahawk helicopters of the U.S. Special Operations Command. The contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, covers life cycle contractor support for the MH-6, MH-47 and MH-60 helicopters over a seven-year ordering period. The contract will become active on Jan. 1, 2019, with the first task order under the contract becoming effective. Boeing Sikorsky will provide support program management, field service representatives, sustaining engineering and spare and repair parts. Boeing Sikorsky, a joint venture of Boeing Aerospace and Sikorsky, has been obligated $32.8 million at the time of award from fiscal 2019 operations and maintenance funds. Most of the work on the contract will be done in Fort Campbell, Ky.
Navy to activate first CMV-22B tilt-rotor aircraft squadron Washington (UPI) Dec 17, 2018 The Navy on Monday announced it held a ceremony to establish of its first squadron of CMV-22B tilt-rotor cargo aircraft, starting the transition from the C-2A Greyhound. The squadron, VRM 30, was officially established at a Dec. 14 ceremony at Naval Base Coronado. It is part of the Navy's transition away from the venerable C-2A Greyhound naval transportation planes designed for resupply of aircraft carriers. The Navy says that new aircraft will have greater cargo capacity, faster speed a ... read more
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