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Bell Takes Home Half-Billion Dollars in AH-1Z Work for US Marine Corps

Bell Takes Home Half-Billion Dollars in AH-1Z Work for US Marine Corps
AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopter. (Photo: Bell Helicopter Textron)

Bell [TXT] recently was awarded a contract worth more than half a billion dollars to build new attack helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps.The $509 million deal covers the manufacture and delivery of 29 Lot 15 production AH-1Z new-build aircraft in support of the Marine Corps H-1 upgrade program.In addition, the contract provides for long-lead material and components for an additional seven Lot 16 aircraft.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth and Amarillo, Texas, and is expected to be…

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