On Dec. 15, the U.S. Defense Dept. awards contract that could add up to approximately $1.95 billion altogether. And that’s not counting any contracts worth less than $7 million. Of that total, some $411.9 million is designated for maintenance for the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey and approximately $31.4 million for the Boeing Apache.

The Bell Boeing Joint Program Office was awarded two separate Navy contracts on Dec. 15 for the V-22, two days after the aircraft crashed off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. A $246,202,708 modification on a contract was awarded for the repair of various parts on the aircraft, as well as a $165,704,499 modification for the same item. The first modification includes a one-year base period with a completion date of December 2018 and one-year option period. Should the option be exercised, the contract will more than double in value. The second modification is a two-year base period with no option period, with work to be completed by Dec. 31, 2019. Neither contract was won competitively.

The U.S. Army also tagged Lockheed Martin for a $31,499,392 modification for 43 additional modernized radar frequency interferometer systems for the Boeing Apache. The system is a digital receiver-based AN/APR-48B system for long-range detection and identification of radar emissions. Work, to be performed in Owego, New York, has an estimated completion date of March 31, 2020. Funding was designated from fiscal year 2015 other funds.