
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) counterterrorism office planned to replace its Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT]-made helicopters with a pair of Leonardo-made aircraft, according to a contract award posted online Monday. The roughly $35.5-million award covers “two (2) each Rotary Wing Aircraft in support of the [National Nuclear Security Administration] NNSA Office of Nuclear Incident Response” from AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp., according to a notice on sam.gov, the federal government’s official procurement website. AugustaWestland, an Anglo-Italian company formerly headquartered in Rome,…