Helikopter - USAF bytter ut sine Bell 212 - Stars & Stripes / Air & Space Foces Daily Report

 

Helikopteret er en åpenbar kandidat når vi skal bytte ut våre maskiner av nesten samme type som USAF har hatt. Den sivile utgaven av våre maskiner er Bell 412SP tilsvarende UH-1Y. Grey Wolf er en militarisert AW139 som er veldig populær.  (Red.)

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Malmstrom Air Force Base welcomes new MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter

STARS AND STRIPES • March 17, 2024

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An MH-139A Grey Wolf is displayed in a hangar March 9, 2024, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The Grey Wolf, which will replace Malmstrom AFB’s fleet of Vietnam-era UH-1N Hueys, provides the ability to cruise 50% faster and farther than the Huey, while also having a 30% larger cabin and capability to lift 5,000 pounds more. (Elora J. McCutcheon/U.S. Air Force)

The MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter, a replacement for the aging Vietnam-era Bell UH-1N Hueys, landed this month at Malmstrom Air Force Base.

The Grey Wolf is a multi-mission aircraft designed to protect intercontinental ballistic missiles and transport U.S. government officials and security forces.

USAF Slashes Plans for MH-139 Helicopter Fleet Size, Locations

By Greg Hadley

The Air Force is dramatically scaling back its plans for the MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter, cutting its projected fleet from 80 to 42 aircraft and reducing the number of bases that will host the new chopper. For now, that means some units will continue to operate the aging UN-1N Huey, some of which have been flying since the Vietnam War.