FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has awarded Bell Helicopter foreign military sales contracts worth $86.9 million to supply Huey II helicopters to Kenya and Uganda. The company will receive $52.1 million for five Huey II helicopters and spare parts for Kenya and another $34.5 million for five Huey II helicopters for Uganda, according to an Defense Department release Monday. Work for both projects will be performed in Ozark, Ala., with an estimated completion date of Dec. 29, 2017. The company on its website said the Huey II, which seats up to 15, provides "troop transport into high altitudes, medical evacuation in hot conditions or transport to and from remote bases." According ...
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