STRAIT OF MAGELLAN (Aug. 19, 2014) A tilt-rotor MV-22 Osprey assigned to the Argonauts of Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 22 prepares to land aboard future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6). The aircraft is transporting Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus. America is transiting through the Strait of Magellan on its maiden transit, “America visits the Americas”. The ship is scheduled to be commissioned Oct. 11 in San Francisco. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Riley/Released) 140819-N-MZ309-059 Join the conversation http://www.navy.mil/viewGallery.asp http://www.facebook.com/USNavy http://www.twitter.com/USNavy http://navylive.dodlive.mil http://pinterest.com https://plus.google.com
A US Navy fechou um contrato com a Elbit America a preço fixo de US$ 35.801.006 válido por cinco anos para reparos e manutenção de itens substituíveis da linha de aeronave Boeing VM-22 Osprey. Os trabalhos serão realizados 50% em Fort Worth, Texas e outros 50% Talladega, Alabama, sendo concluídas obrigatoriamente até 2025
O contrato está sob a responsabilidade do Naval Supply Systems Command, Weapon Systems Support da Filadélfia, Pensilvânia.