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Bell Preparing For Next Two MUX Prize Challenges In 2019, Air Vehicle Effort In Mid-2020

Bell Preparing For Next Two MUX Prize Challenges In 2019, Air Vehicle Effort In Mid-2020
Bell's V-247 autonomous tiltrotor aircraft at the 2019 Modern Day Marine show. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

Bell [TXT] is preparing for the Marine Corps to move ahead with its MUX sea-launched drone effort with two new capability showcase efforts this year and plans to solicit air vehicle designs in mid-2020, a company officials told Defense Daily on Tuesday. Todd Worden, Bell’s senior manager for advanced vertical lift systems, said the company, which is offering its V-247 tiltrotor UAS for MUX, is preparing for the Marine Corps to detail new “prize challenges” before the end of the…

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