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The Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey (pictured
here and on the back cover) received
international acclaim as it fl ew daily at
the Farnborough International Air Show in
2006. Sixteen of the revolutionary tiltrotor
aircraft were delivered to the Department
of Defense this year. We will deliver
14 V-22s for the U.S. Marine Corps in
2007, and specially outfi tted models for
the U.S. Air Force Special Operations
Command.
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Textron Systems, within the Bell
segment, produced 471 ASVs and
variant models in 2006, part of a
$667 million contract for which
production will take place over
the next two years. The U.S. Army
Military Police model has a dual-
weapon station allowing troops to
reload and clear gun jams with full
armor protection. New variations of
the troop-protecting ASV are now
in place for expanded missions as
a scout vehicle, infantry personnel
carrier, reconnaissance, and
command/recovery vehicle.
Bell’s 429 light twin helicopter,
introduced last year, has 181
signed commitments with
deposits to date. The 429 was
the fi rst Bell production helicopter
built with Modular Affordable
Product Line (MAPL) components,
which are designed to work on
a variety of helicopters. This
effi ciency accelerates production
while lowering assembly and
procurement costs. First fl ight is
scheduled in early 2007.
The Armed Reconnaissance Heli-
copter (ARH) was designed to meet
the U.S. Army’s need for a fast,
agile aircraft that can help troops
to identify and eliminate a threat
quickly, ultimately saving lives. The
ARH is a complete combat system
that provides full mission capability
both day and night.
The ARH-70A made its fi rst fl ight
in July 2006, marking a major
milestone in the program’s
aggressive development timeline.
The fi rst two production
helicopters from Bell’s H-1
program began fl ight testing in
late 2006, with two aircraft
delivered in early 2007. An
important upgrade program to the
U.S. Marine Corps fl eet, the AH-1Z
attack helicopter and the UH-1Y
utility helicopter were designed on
a shared platform of over 84
percent identical components.
This commonality will increase
reliability and minimize mainte-
nance costs.