# Canada awards Bell Textron $800M contract to extend CH-146 Griffon helicopter fleet life

The Government of Canada awarded Bell Textron Canada Limited a contract worth approximately $800 million to extend the service life of 85 CH-146 Griffon helicopters until at least the mid-2030s. Bell Textron will modify 9 helicopters and manage subcontracts for the remaining 76.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-05-30
- Where: Mirabel, Quebec, Canada
- Value: $800.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: CH-146 Griffon helicopter life extension
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Government of Canada](https://endata.com/companies/1351.md) (customer)
- [Bell Textron Canada Limited](https://endata.com/companies/63142.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/le-gouvernement-du-canada-annonce-l-attribution-d-un-contrat-visant-a-prolonger-la-duree-de-vie-de-la-flotte-de-85-helicopteres-ch-146-griffon-de-l-aviation-royale-canadienne-852003128.html), 2022-05-30: "Le gouvernement du Canada avait attribué un contrat d'environ 800 millions de dollars à l'entreprise Bell Textron Canada Limited (BTCL), de Mirabel (Québec), pour qu'elle prolonge la durée de vie de la flotte de 85 hélicoptères CH-146 Griffon de l'Aviation royale canadienne au moins jusqu'au milieu "

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