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V-22 Osprey Gains International Attention

Gally Articola

Wednesday, November 20th, 2013

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Between relief efforts in the Philippines and the Dubai Air Show, the V-22 Osprey is gaining interest from the international community. The Marine Corps showcased the Boeing [BA] and Bell Helicopter--a unit of Textron [TXT]--multi-purpose tilt-rotor last week in Dubai. Given the effects of budget cuts on American procurement, Textron President and CEO John Garrison told Reuters he was “encouraged” by the international interest. “In this age of sequestration, and from a policy standpoint, international sales of our defense articles…

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