CPI Aerostructures Announces Order from Bell Helicopter

CPI Aerostructures, Inc. CVU announced today that it has received a purchase order from Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. TXT company, for the manufacture of various structural panel assemblies for the AH-1Z ZULU attack helicopter.

The ZULU is a twin-engine attack helicopter used by the United States Department of Defense. The AH-1Z reached initial operational capability in September 2010 and was approved to begin full-rate production in December 2010. The initial delivery order to CPI Aero is for the production of one of the six panels plus associated tooling and other non-recurring charges.