Aircraft
Bell Boeing Marks First International V-22 Sale to Japan
The U.S. Navy awarded the joint venture a $332.5 million contract modification to deliver five MV-22 Osprey tiltotors.
An MV-22 Osprey participates in the Talisman Sabre 2015 exercise in Australia on July 11. (Photo: U.S. Navy Petty Officer Louis Rojas)
An MV-22 Osprey participates in the Talisman Sabre 2015 exercise in Australia on July 11. (Photo: U.S. Navy Petty Officer Louis Rojas)

The U.S. Navy awarded the Bell Boeing joint venture a $332.5 million contract modification to deliver five MV-22 Ospreys to Japan, marking the first international sale of the tiltrotor. The modification to a previously awarded multi-year contract will be converted to a foreign military sale, with deliveries completed by June 2018, the Department of Defense said on July 14.