Bell-Boeing Wins $35 Million to Upgrade Software and Hardware of V-22 Flight Training Devices

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04:08 AM, January 19, 2018
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V-22 Osprey Cockpit (File Photo)

Bell-Boeing JPO has won $35 million for software and hardware upgrades in support of 28 flight training devices of V-22 helicopters.

This order procures software and hardware upgrades for 28 flight training devices necessary to integrate aircraft software version B 6-01/C 4.01 into 23 Marine Corps MV-22 training devices and software version 20.4.01/10.6.01 into nine Air Force CV-22 training devices, the US department of defense said in a statement Thursday.

These devices are being upgraded to ensure concurrency with Marine Corps and Air Force aircraft.

Work is expected to be completed in April 2022.

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