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Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, Amarillo, Texas, is awarded an $8,240,725 modification (P00014) to cost-plus-fixed-fee order N00019-18-F-0016 against previously issued basic ordering agreement N00019-17-G-0002. This modification provides additional funding to continue non-recurring engineering and production tooling necessary for the V-22 Nacelle Improvements Phase I program. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (84%); Ridley Park, Pennsylvania (5%); Patuxent River, Maryland (4%); Fort Walton Beach, Florida (4%); and Amarillo, Texas (3%), and is expected to be completed in May 2021. Fiscal 2020 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $8,240,725 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
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¿Se sabe algo si se están planteando hacer una evolución del aparato?

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Bell Boeing Joint Program Office, Amarillo, Texas, is awarded a $16,401,341 cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price modification (P00008) against previously issued order N00019-18-F-1645 under basic ordering agreement N00019-17-G-0002. This modification procures 24 additional MV-22 integrated aircraft survivability equipment A-Kits. Additionally, this modification provides additional non-recurring engineering support to integrate the control indicator unit replacement into the existing Department of Navy large aircraft infrared countermeasures system for integrated aircraft survivability equipment and the MV-22 Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures system processor replacement retrofit installation package. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (85%); and Mesa, Arizona (15%), and is expected to be completed by April 2024. Fiscal 2020 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $16,401,341 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
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Orel escribió:El mando de operaciones especiales de la USAF, el AFSOC, no quiere un convertiplano para sustituir sus CV-22, si no uno tipo reactor. Es decir, que no quiere el Bell V-280 Valor, uno de los dos contendientes al FLRAA.
https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopter ... 05.article

evol escribió:

Orel escribió:El mando de operaciones especiales de la USAF, el AFSOC, no quiere un convertiplano para sustituir sus CV-22, si no uno tipo reactor. Es decir, que no quiere el Bell V-280 Valor, uno de los dos contendientes al FLRAA.
https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopter ... 05.article

¿Tipo reactor?, no entiendo.....

Atticus escribió:

evol escribió:

Orel escribió:El mando de operaciones especiales de la USAF, el AFSOC, no quiere un convertiplano para sustituir sus CV-22, si no uno tipo reactor. Es decir, que no quiere el Bell V-280 Valor, uno de los dos contendientes al FLRAA.
https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopter ... 05.article

¿Tipo reactor?, no entiendo.....

Dice "jet speed". Velocidad de reactor. Pero con el estado actual de la tecnica es como si yo dijera tambien que aspiro a una charlize theron.

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“The Project IX is a high-speed, medium-lift, long-range, short takeoff and landing (STOL), low observable (LO) platform to conduct special operations forces (SOF) mobility missions which exceed the capability of current SOF mobility platforms. Project IX will provide the capability to perform clandestine penetration into politically or militarily denied areas in two distinct mission areas: Strategic Special Operations and Supporting Joint Air/Joint SOF Missions in Denied Access Areas.
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USAF VIA FOIA
An "Operational View," or OV, showing how the Project IX aircraft might fit into a broader concept of operations involving clandestine special operations forces activities.
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