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Bell To Receive $240 million as Part of Planned Delivery of 12 AH-1Zs to Bahrain

Bell To Receive $240 million as Part of Planned Delivery of 12 AH-1Zs to Bahrain
The AH-1Z Zulu attack helicopter. (Bell Flight)

The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Bell [TXT] a more than $240 million contract as part of the delivery of 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to Bahrain under the foreign military sales program, the Pentagon announced Feb. 7. The work is to be completed in August, 2022. Bell has been angling for more business in the Middle East. At the Marrakech Air Show last fall--Bell's second annual appearance--the company displayed an AH-1Z attack helicopter and an H-1 cockpit demonstrator.…

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