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

Bell Helicopter Calls On Marine Corps To Progress In Group Five UAV Procurement
Artist's rendering of Bell Helicopter's V-247 Group 5 UAV. Photo: Bell Helicopter.

A Bell Helicopter [TXT] executive on Monday 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 Helicopter…

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