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Insider News - February 4, 2005 - Jobwerx News - Bell
Helicopter, as part of the Lockeed Team US101, will build new helicopters
for the President of the United States' Marine One fleet. The recently
awarded contract calls for 23 medium lift helicopters to replace the
aging Presidential fleet.
Bell will assemble the aircraft at its Assembly & Integration Center
in Amarillo, Texas, and expects to hire an additional 300 workers in
its Amarillo and Fort Worth facilities to support the program.
The very first U.S. Presidential helicopter, Bell OH-13, was supplied
by Bell nearly fifty years ago for President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Lockheed Martin as prime contractor and systems integrator, will have
overall responsibility for the program and delivery of the US101 helicopter.
AgustaWestlandBell, a joint venture, will act as a subcontractor to
Lockheed Martin, to manufacture the US101 helicopter.
AgustaWestlandBell, as licensee of the US 101's intellectual property,
will have overall responsibility for the US101 air vehicle design, configuration
management and support. The joint venture will also have responsibility
for transfer of production and procurement operations for the US101
from the current supply base in Europe to the United States, as well
as responsibility for expanding the already large American supply base.
The US101 solution is based on AgustaWestland's successful multi-mission
EH101 helicopter.
Bell Helicopter, a subsidiary of Textron Inc., is a $1.6 billion leading
producer of commercial and military helicopters, and the pioneer of
the revolutionary tiltrotor aircraft. Globally recognized for customer
service, innovation and superior quality, Bell's global workforce of
over 8,300 employees services customers flying Bell aircraft in over
120 countries.
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