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  CV-22 Beats MV-22 in CSAR Race

  Posted by Robert Wall 9:34 AM on Jun 07, 2011

  The U.S. Marine Corps has gotten a lot of attention for its MV-22 mission, this year, to rescue one of two downed F-15 pilots when the fighter went down in Libya owing to mechanica... Read More >>

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  Northrop Grumman and Bell Partner on Fire X

  Posted by Bettina Chavanne 3:48 PM on May 03, 2010

  Could this be the next Armed Aerial Scout? That's not what Northrop Grumman and Bell Helicopter are necessarily pitching, but it seems to make sense. The two companies are partneri... Read More >>

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  CV-22 Crash in Afghanistan

  Posted by Robert Wall 8:26 AM on Apr 09, 2010

  The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command has lost its first CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor in a crash in Afghanistan.The cause of the crash is unknown, NATO says.(CV-22 in training ex... Read More >>

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  Bell's HTR: Tiltwing + Rotors = ???

  Posted by Graham Warwick 5:28 PM on May 08, 2009

  Thanks to sharp-eyed Steve Trimble at the Quad-A show, and his The Dew Line blog, we now know about Bell Helicopter's Hybrid Tandem Rotor (HTR) concept.Concept: BellAccording ... Read More >>

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  Iraqi Bell 407s On Contract

  Posted by Robert Wall 9:37 PM on Apr 29, 2009

  The Pentagon has awarded Bell Helicopter Textron an initial $60 million contract to provide the Iraqi air force with attack helicopters. The deal, awarded April 27, covers 24 Bell... Read More >>

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  Iraqi Air Force Gets More Helos

  Posted by Robert Wall 8:42 AM on Dec 08, 2008

  Flight training of Iraqi air force helicopter pilots is slated to begin in mid-January now that the needed Bell Jet Ranger 206B rotorcraft have started arriving in country. Th... Read More >>

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  Pentagon to Cancel ARH Program, Start Again

  Posted by Graham Warwick 10:34 PM on Oct 16, 2008

  The Department of Defense says "it will not certify the U.S. Army Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) program for continuation". That's Pentagon-ese for "the end." And it's bad n... Read More >>

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  Target Textron?

  Posted by Joe Anselmo 4:37 PM on Aug 27, 2008

  A team of Wall Street analysts believes a sharp decline in the stock price of Textron Inc., the parent company of Bell Helicopter and Cessna, could open the door for an opportunist... Read More >>

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