# Bell Textron awarded $800M contract to extend life of Canadian CH-146 Griffon fleet

The Government of Canada awarded a contract worth nearly $800 million to Bell Textron Canada Limited to extend the life of the Royal Canadian Air Force's fleet of 85 CH-146 Griffon helicopters until at least the mid-2030s.

- 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

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

## Sources

- [armyrecognition.com](https://www.armyrecognition.com/archives/archives-aerospace-defense/aerospace-defense-2022/btcl-bell-textron-to-extend-life-of-royal-canadian-air-force-fleet-of-85-ch-146-griffon-helicopters), 2022-05-31: "the Government of Canada has awarded a contract worth nearly $800 million to Bell Textron Canada Limited (BTCL) of Mirabel, Quebec, to extend the life of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s fleet of 85 CH-146 Griffon helicopters until at least the mid-2030s."

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