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Bell Helicopter Calls On Marine Corps To Progress In Group Five UAV Procurement

Thursday, October 13th, 2016

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A Bell Helicopter [TXT] executive on Oct. 3 called on the Marine Corps to lay out specific requirements for its potential Group 5 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) procurement so the company can start designing and building the platform under a real program of record.Bell Helicopter Vice President for Advanced Tilt Rotor Systems Vince Tobin said the company has spent enough money to demonstrate that it can manufacture a next-generation tilt rotor aircraft affordably and to meet real mission requirements. Bell…

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