Bell Helicopter wins a $461m order from USMC for AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters

Bell Helicopter, a subsidiary of Textron, has been awarded a $461,142,760 fixed-price incentive modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract to definitize the manufacture and delivery of 12 Lot 13 UH-1Y aircraft; 16 Lot 13 AH-1Z aircraft, and 16 auxiliary fuel kits for the US Marine Corps, the US Department of Defense announced on its website on Friday March 11, 2016.