http://www.aviationtoday.com Aviation Today en-us 2013 Fri, 24 May 2013 0:46:45 EDT The U.S. Army’s Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal has issued a contract to Hurst, Texas-based Bell Helicopter... http://www.aviationtoday.com/manufacturers/bell/Bell-Obtains-Support-Contract-for-Iraq-and-Taiwan_79311.html Thu, 23 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Breeze-Eastern has secured a contract from Boeing to design and build a new cargo winch for the MV-22 Osprey in operation with the U.S... http://www.aviationtoday.com/manufacturers/bell/Boeing-Contracts-Breeze-Eastern-for-MV-22-Winch_79312.html Thu, 23 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. Army’s Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) procurement saga took another twist last week when Lt. Gen. William Phillips, Army acquisition advisor to the Secretary of the Army, appeared before a Senate Armed Services Congressional subcommittee on Airland. Commenting on last summer’s flying... http://www.aviationtoday.com/manufacturers/bell/Army-Advisor-Pours-Cold-Water-on-Industry-AAS-Technology-Demonstrations_79242.html Wed, 15 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Fort Worth, Texas-based EFW Inc. has obtained an $11.8-million U.S. Navy contract to supply helmet display tracker systems (HDTS) for the Bell... http://www.aviationtoday.com/manufacturers/bell/U-S-Navy-Buys-Helmet-Trackers-from-EFW_79214.html Tue, 14 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT  Toronto-based Vector Aerospace has opened a 45,000-square-foot expansion at its helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) complex in Andalusia, Ala. The site, which totals... http://www.aviationtoday.com/manufacturers/bell/Vector-Andalusia-Doubles-MRO-Service-Complex_79198.html Thu, 9 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT   China’s State Grid General Aviation (SGGA) has been assisting with relief efforts in the earthquake-stricken city of Ya’an in the Sichuan... http://www.aviationtoday.com/manufacturers/bell/SGGA-Uses-Bell-407-to-Aid-Earthquake-Relief-Efforts-in-China_79187.html Wed, 8 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Marcus Bryson, CEO of GKN Aerospace, reports that the company’s sales are up 13 percent to just under £7 billion. GKN is a Tier 1 supplier to the aviation industry and operates through four divisions with facilities in 35 countries and an employee base of 50,000. Bryson said that GKN has turned... http://www.aviationtoday.com/manufacturers/bell/Multi-Year-Contracts-Anchor-GKNs-Defense-Business-Despite-Turn-Toward-Civil_79131.html Fri, 3 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT Africair, independent representative of Bell for Africa, has signed a purchase agreement with Scott’s–Bell 47 (SB47) for two 47GT-6... http://www.aviationtoday.com/manufacturers/bell/Africair-Orders-Two-Scotts-Bell-47GT-6s_79152.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. Navy’s future Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) requirement looks like it’s breaking down into a straight fight between a modernized version of the current aircraft, Northrop Grumman’s C-2A Greyhound, and the new contender in the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey. At the Navy League’s... http://www.aviationtoday.com/manufacturers/bell/Osprey-Takes-on-Greyhound-in-Fight-Over-U-S-Navys-COD_79153.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has issued a $6.6-million contract to Lockheed Martin for continued operational support of two K-Max unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The cargo resupply aircraft are deployed with the U.S. Marine Corps. Work will take place at NAVAIR’s Patuxent River, Md. base and... http://www.aviationtoday.com/manufacturers/bell/Program-Insider-Contracts-May-2013_79156.html Wed, 1 May 2013 0:00:00 EDT