DOD Ups Navy Tiltrotor Aircraft Order

A CMV-22B prepares for takeoff on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. [Courtesy: U.S. Navy]

The U.S. Department of Defense said it awarded Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Bell, a unit of Textron (NYSE: TXT), a $482.3 million contract modification to deliver four CMV-22B tiltrotor aircraft for the Navy. The modification adds to a previous contract for CMV-22Bs.

Work on the additional four aircraft will take place in Fort Worth, Amarillo, Red Oak and McKinney, Texas; East Aurora and Endicott, New York; Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, and Park City, Utah, as well as locations outside the U.S. The DOD said it expects the work to be finished in June 2026.

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According to the agreement, the Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland, was the contracting entity and will obligate $213.8 million in procurement funds for fiscal 2023 for the award.

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DOD Ups Navy Tiltrotor Aircraft Order

Four CMV-22B are added to previous Navy contract.

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