Bell-Boeing contracted for V-22 Osprey repair services

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office received two contract modifications to perform repair services for the U.S. Navy's V-22 Osprey aircraft.

The modifications are valued at $246 million and $165.7 million, and are part of a contract with options that can reach a total value of $545 million if all options are exercised. Work will be performed at two locations, including Fort Worth, Texas, and Ridley Park, Pa. The U.S. Department of Defense expects the work to be complete by December 2019.

The U.S. Navy provided $184.6 million at the time of the contract modification award. The Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support in Philadelphia, Pa. is listed as the contracting activity for both modifications.

The Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey is a multirole combat aircraft designed to combine rotary-wing and fixed-wing capabilities. The aircraft is able to perform helicopter-like vertical maneuvers when its rotors are placed in a vertical position, and operate as a turboprop airplane when the rotors are placed horizontally.

In the United States, the Osprey is procured in two main variants, including the MV-22 used by the U.S. Marine Corps and the CV-22 used by the U.S. Air Force.