US Navy orders CMV-22 flight training devices
The US Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Orlando, Florida, has ordered CMV-22 flight training devices from Bell Boeing.
The $14.3 million order is for the design, fabrication, installation, test and delivery of four CMV-22 flight training devices for the US Navy.
According to the US Department of Defense, work is expected to be complete in November 2021.
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