The American manufacturers Bell and Boeing won in these days the tender of the US Department of Defense for maintenance, repair and support services for V-22 tiltrotor (aircraft-helicopter) in service with the Armed Forces of Washington. The 1.6 billion dollars contract covers the operation of 228 MV-22B and CMV-22 aircraft in Navy service, as well as the CV-22 Osprey version in service with the US Air Force. Maintenance work is expected to last through December 2026. 

The V-22 Osprey is a medium aircraft jointly developed by US manufacturers Bell Helicopter Textron and Boeing Vertol for the US military. The vertical takeoff and landing tiltrotor is the result of the Joint Vertical-lift Experimental program initiated in 1981 by the US Department of Defense. It is a transport aircraft with specific characteristics required by the US Navy and the US Army, combining the flexibility of a helicopter with the long-range performance of a turboprop aircraft. The first flight occurred in 1989 and the aircraft entered service in 2007.