At the Army Mission Solutions Summit (Quad A) in Nashville, Bell has announced Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) with V2X, DigiFlight, Delaware Resource Group (DRG) and TRU Simulation, an affiliate of Textron Aviation Inc., to begin collaboration on the strategic development of Bell’s 505-based offering for the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next programme. The Flight School Next RFI calls for proposals for up to 225 IFR-capable single-engine turbine helicopters aimed at replacing the existing UH-72 Lakota as the Army’s initial training aircraft.
Bell said the partners share a rich history in industrial cooperation and expertise in the various disciplines required to execute a modern, high-tech and rigorous training programme, which will be critical for the training solution.
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