# Bell Textron awarded $455M Navy contract for 12 AH-1Z helicopters for Nigeria

Bell Textron Inc. received a $455 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Navy to produce and deliver 12 AH-1Z helicopters for the government of Nigeria, with work in Fort Worth and Amarillo, Texas, expected to be completed by July 2028.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-03-12
- Where: Fort Worth, Texas; Amarillo, Texas, United States
- Value: $455.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: AH-1Z Viper helicopters
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [U.S. Navy](https://endata.com/companies/4174.md) (customer)
- [Bell Textron](https://endata.com/companies/6179.md) (supplier)
- [Government of Nigeria](https://endata.com/companies/70429.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [news.clearancejobs.com](https://news.clearancejobs.com/2024/03/12/bell-trexton-wins-455-million-navy-contract-for-12-ah-1z-viper-helicopters-for-nigeria/), 2024-03-12: "Bell Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $455,000,000 firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract for the production and delivery of 12 AH-1Z helicopters for the government of Nigeria."
- [defensedaily.com](https://www.defensedaily.com/contract-awards/contract-award-bell-textron-inc-fort-worth-texas-455000000/), 2024-03-12: "Bell Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $455,000,000 firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract for the production and delivery of 12 AH-1Z helicopters for the government of Nigeria."

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