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Great opportunity to join Bell and grow your career as a Certification Engineer. Work location is on site in Fort Worth, TX. 🚁 Come support these iconic Bell aircraft #505 #412 #407 #429 and coming soon the #525. https://lnkd.in/guGm2kEE

“Interoperability is two different organisations figuring out ways to work together. Interchangeability means the entire Allied F-35 force can pool parts, maintainers, weapons, tactics, and now pilots and aircraft, to accomplish any mission, anywhere, side-by-side with who and what we have on hand." https://lnkd.in/gZhd-NHE

Bell has an openings in our Fort Worth, TX headquarters for experienced Supply Chain Procurement Contracts Professionals with USG Military/Defense Contracting experience to support a role in Bell’s New Aircraft Product Development Programs. In this role, you are responsible for establishing optimal long-term and high-dollar procurement contracts that enables the Supply Chain Organization and Programs to achieve its strategic objectives. This Contracting Professional works directly with the Integrated Products Team Lead and Program Team to identify and contract with the appropriate sources for new and existing aircraft subsystems. https://lnkd.in/gNQnaWZg #supplychain #bellflight #contracts #contractingprofessional

Happy Birthday, Bell! On July 10, we celebrate another year of elevating what matters. This milestone marks 89 years of innovation and dedication from every Bell employee, team and customer. The company was originally founded 10 July 1935 as Bell Aircraft Corporation by Larry Bell in Buffalo, New York. The company focused on the designing and building of fighter aircraft. Thinking above and beyond is what we do. For more than 89 years, we’ve been reimagining the experience of flight – and where it can take us. We are pioneers. We were the first to break the sound barrier and to certify a commercial helicopter. We were a part of NASA’s first lunar mission and brought advanced tiltrotor systems to market. Today, we’re defining the future of advanced air mobility. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas – as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Textron Inc., – we have strategic locations around the globe. And with nearly one quarter of our workforce having served, helping our military achieve their missions is a passion of ours. Above all, our breakthrough innovations deliver exceptional experiences to our customers. What will the next 89 year bring? I would say jet packs for people and taking market share from "Spacely Space Sprockets"... but we checked that block before most of you reading this were born~

U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct fast-rope demonstrations from a MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aviation Wing, at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Waimanalo, Hawaii, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 2. The Marines demonstrated to partner forces the ability to conduct vertical insertions to areas where aircraft landings are impractical. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in and around the Hawaiian Islands June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise; RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)

Team Osprey is here to support the warfighter. The V-22 Osprey is an example of industry members partnering to serve the evolving and emergent needs of the military. For more than 30 years, the rotorcraft has fundamentally changed how the U.S. Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy operate in combat and humanitarian operations. As lead manufacturers of the Osprey, Bell and Boeing collaborate with a team of dedicated and skilled experts, known as Team Osprey, to continuously drive innovation for building and sustaining the powerful platform. The Team Osprey consortium includes more than 500 suppliers that span across nearly every state. These suppliers provide thousands of individual parts that are critical to the tiltrotor’s production and sustainment requirements. This is a strong, collective force whose sole purpose is to support every sortie. In addition to managing and contributing to the aircraft’s supply chain, Team Osprey has strong partnerships with aircraft operators and maintainers, both uniformed and civilian, from various commands across the Department of Defense. Moog Inc., East Aurora, New York, is being awarded $160,000,799 for a firm-fixed-price, long-term contract for the repair of swashplates, elevators, and flaperons in support of the V-22 aircraft. This is a three-year contract with no option periods, and work will be completed by June 2027. Work will be performed in East Aurora, New York (60%); and Cherry Point, North Carolina (40%), for the first year. https://lnkd.in/gRn7HHGH

Greater Deterrence The V-22 will also fulfill its main role — to provide the Japanese ground forces with a long-range combat assault and resupply platform. These will support the amphibious and rapid reaction operations of a dispersed force.  The ability to disperse forces is foundational to our countries' efforts to deter China. Keeping those dispersed forces resupplied will be absolutely critical to how the Japan Ministry of Defense plans and operates in the western Pacific. In peacetime, the Osprey continues to provide an unparalleled ability to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. The combination of being runway independent with its unmatched speed and range can truly make a life-or-death difference. With the facts around the Osprey's safety record and capabilities fully appreciated, the arrival of the final V-22 Osprey for the JGSDF should be celebrated. It marks a true accomplishment for Japan's military capabilities and strengthens our nations' collective deterrence against aggression.