I/ITSEC 2019: Decision made on initial CMV-22 trainers for US Navy
The Bell Boeing Joint Project Office (JPO), Amarillo, Texas, has been awarded a $14.32 million firm-fixed-price order for the design, fabrication, installation, test and delivery of four CMV-22B flight training devices for the US Navy.
The JPO was awarded a contract to manufacture 39 CMV-22B aircraft for the US Navy in July 2018, under a $4.2 billion change to the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft advance acquisition contract. This contract included additional aircraft for the USAF, USMC and new-build platforms for Japan.
The CMV-22B is replacing the C-2A Greyhound in the carrier on-board delivery, or COD role. Additional roles include CSAR
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