[Squantos]

Allegedly this is the final assembly...roll em out an fly per se from here.....not sure of your frames comment. But hey I'm here to learn ........:o)

I think the contract competition for the CSAR rigs is still on. 120 plus aircraft are in that proposed buy.

Stay safe !

[Jeff Head]

I read where the airframe would be entirely built in Amarillo, but that final assembly of electronics would occur in NY.

From today's Ft. Worth Star Telegram, a story entitled, "Bell, Lockheed Winners", it says:

Bell and AgustaWestland will jointly build the US101, with Bell assembling the aircraft in Amarillo from components made in the United States, Italy and Britain.

Lockheed, the prime contractor, will install the sophisticated electronics, communications and defensive systems in Owego, N.Y. A company official said some portion of the classified work will be performed by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in Fort Worth.