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Air Force

V-22 PBL Contract Poised To Enter Phase 2

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, August 30th, 2012

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MILLVILLE, N.J.-- The V-22 Osprey Joint Performance Based Logistics (JPBL) program, which is led by the Boeing [BA]-Bell Helicopter [TXT] team developing the aircraft, is preparing to enter Phase II likely by the end of the week, a Boeing official said. The goal is to improve the Osprey’s maintainability and reliability for the Marines and Air Force. The V-22 program of record includes 360 Marine tiltrotors, 50 special operations versions, the CV-22, and 48 Navy MV-22 aircraft. In 2009, the…

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Space

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