Mon, Aug 08, 2011
Proposal Would Extend Aircraft's Production At Least Through
2019
The Bell Boeing V-22 Program has submitted its proposal to the
U.S. Navy for a second multiyear procurement (MYP II) contract for
the production and delivery of V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. The
five-year, fixed-price incentive proposal presented Thursday would
provide the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force Special Operations
Command (AFSOC) with the full complement of Ospreys outlined in the
Department of Defense program of record and yield double-digit
percentage savings over a single-year procurement strategy. In
addition, the proposal will fortify Osprey production through
2019.
"Bell Boeing is very pleased to respond
to the Navy's request for proposal for a second multiyear contract
for V-22 Osprey production," said John Rader, executive director,
Bell Boeing V-22 Program. "In an era that demands greater fiscal
responsibility, the MYP II contract would enable us to deliver this
revolutionary capability to our customers in the most efficient way
while generating additional savings for the American taxpayer and
bringing strength and stability to the industrial base."
A total of 10 Marine Corps and five AFSOC Osprey squadrons are
operational today, and the two services have together logged 16
successful combat, humanitarian, ship-based and Special Operations
deployments since 2007. The worldwide Osprey fleet has amassed more
than 115,000 flight hours, with nearly half of those hours logged
in the past two years.
According to Naval Safety Center records, the MV-22 has had the
lowest Class A mishap rate of any tactical rotorcraft in the Marine
Corps during the past decade. Fiscal year 2010 Navy flight-hour
cost data also show that the Osprey has the lowest cost per
seat-mile (cost to transport one person over a distance of one
mile) of any U.S. naval transport rotorcraft. The Bell Boeing
program office says the V-22 program is presently on time and under
budget in successfully executing its first multiyear procurement
contract, which includes fiscal years 2008-2012 and calls for the
production of 174 aircraft: 143 MV-22 variants for the Marine Corps
and 31 CV-22s for AFSOC. The MYP II proposal includes 122 aircraft
(115 MV-22s and seven CV-22s) over fiscal years 2013-2017, ensuring
deliveries through 2019.
More than 145 Osprey tiltrotors are currently in operation. Marine
Corps MV-22s are currently deployed in Afghanistan supporting
Operation Enduring Freedom and with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary
Unit supporting contingency operations, while AFSOC CV-22s are
deployed in support of ongoing Special Operations missions.
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