News: 4x Bell412EP to Argentina via FMS

notar · Post by **notar** » 09 Dec 2017, 11:34

Bell Helicopter Textron, Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a $27,256,160 modification (PZ0001) to foreign military sales (Argentina) contract W58RGZ-17-C-0063 for procurement and delivery of four Bell 412EP helicopters and training for the Argentine Air Force.

Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, with an estimated completion date of June 20, 2018.

Fiscal 2017 foreign military sales funds in the amount of $27,256,160 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Red Stone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Source: US DoD.

EvD · Post by **EvD** » 09 Dec 2017, 13:41

This was announced back in december 2015 already (see Scramble 439). Strangely, the allocated budget then was 80 million. That would make 4 new aircraft possible. With this tight budget of 27 million, it is impossible to get 4 new ones I think?
best regards,
Erwin

F17_114PM · Post by **F17_114PM** » 19 Dec 2017, 10:34

So, 2 (H-101 & H-102) + 4 (= 6) or in total 4 (2+2)?

wamovements · Post by **wamovements** » 19 Dec 2017, 10:43

EvD wrote:This was announced back in december 2015 already (see Scramble 439). Strangely, the allocated budget then was 80 million. That would make 4 new aircraft possible. With this tight budget of 27 million, it is impossible to get 4 new ones I think?
best regards,
Erwin

Looks like a midification contract only, so 107 million in total.

EvD · Post by **EvD** » 19 Dec 2017, 16:42

These are 4 airframes produced in 2014. H-103 and H-106 have so far been identified. I do not have the info to hand, but these two are in the online Argentina dbase with their previous identities.
Rgds,
Erwin

F17_114PM · Post by **F17_114PM** » 19 Dec 2017, 18:41

So, in total 6.
Thanks Erwin

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