Bell Helicopter has signed a pact with India’s Dynamatic Technologies Ltd. (DTL) to explore the possibility of a helicopter cabin assembly partnership.
Under the memorandum of understanding (MoU), the U.S.-based company will evaluate establishing Dynamatic as a subcontractor for the assembly of the airframe cabin for its 407 helicopters, as well as airframe components and details.
“The estimated business volume of the work proposed is approximately $243 million over a 10-year period,” Bridget Bishop, communications analyst at Bell Helicopter, tells Aviation Week.
The two parties still must discuss procurement, price and delivery schedules, Bishop says. However, “the agreement is not a commitment that Bell Helicopter will place orders with DTL. Any decision to move forward will depend upon Bell Helicopter’s needs and DTL’s capability, quality, capacity, price, and delivery schedules,” Bishop says.
According to Bell, one of the purposes for placing this work with DTL is that it can claim the value for current or future offset obligations in India.
02/01/13 Jay Menon/Aviation Week
