Bell Helicopter, [TXT] closed out 2008 with delivery of the ninth OH-58D aircraft to be modified under the current Kiowa Warrior Safety Enhancement Program contract. "We delivered a total of nine aircraft in 2008 - six more aircraft than were required by the contract schedule," Amy Tedford, director of Military Fielded Systems at Bell Helicopter. "We're keenly aware of the Army's need to have additional OH-58D aircraft available for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan and it's been a real team…
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