DOD wants to consolidate remaining V-22 orders in single, $5.7 billion seven-year contract

By Jason Sherman / June 27, 2017 at 5:06 PM
The Pentagon wants to consolidate all remaining MV-22 orders -- 67 tiltrotor Ospreys -- into a single, $5.7 billion contract that would run seven years and lower the program's tab by $648 million compared to annual purchases, a move that would provide significant stability to the Bell-Boeing and Rolls Royce team that builds the aircraft. On June 15, acting Navy acquisition executive Allison Stiller formally endorsed the V-22 program office's proposal to seek congressional authorization for a multiyear procurement contract...

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