Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.3), Patuxent Naval Air Station, Bldg 2272, Lexington Park, MD 20670

10 -- GOVERNMENT-DIRECTED STUDY TO DEVELOP INSTALLATION AND INTEGRATION CONCEPTS OF NOSE-MOUNTED TURRETED GUN SYSTEM FOR THE V-22 AIRCRAFT POC James Smith, Phone (301)757-5222, AIR-2.3.3.4 E-MAIL: smithjm@navair.navy.mil, smithjm@navair.navy.mil. The Bell-Boeing V-22 Joint Program Team is soliciting information from potential suppliers of nose-mounted turreted gun systems and compatible ammunition handling systems. Information will be used to support Government-Directed studies to develop installation and integration concepts for the V-22 aircraft. Current plans call for the gun system to be a defensive weapon with in-flight reload capability and internal storage of spent rounds. Desired are: A 750 round minimum capacity; selectable firing rates; ability to fire the entire system ammunition load without a cooling period; and system capability to provide rounds/counter information. The gun system must interface with an existing FLIR system and be compatible with helmet/mounted sighting. Maintainability, ease of boresighting and minimum dependence on specialized tools/support equipment will be assessed. Bell-Boeing engineering trade studies are anticipated to begin no later than October 15 1998. Interested parties should reply to Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., P.O. Box 482, Ft. Worth, TX 76101. Subcontract POC is Mr. Richard L. McMahon. (817) 280-8127. Engineering POC is Mr. Ted W. Ingram, Jr., (817)-2151. Posted 10/05/98 (W-SN258424). (0278)

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