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Blackhawks Beaten by Italian-designed Helicopter for Air Force UH-1 Replacement

posted by janrinok on Wednesday September 26 2018, @08:23AM   
from the thump-thump-thump-thump-thump-thump-thump dept.

canopic jug writes:

Ars Technica is reporting that the Italian-made MH-139 helicopter beat out two other bids to replace the UH-1 after the programme was put out for bidding.

Just in time to avoid the end of the fiscal year, the US Air Force has finally selected a successor to the aged UH-1 Hueys used by the Air Force's nuclear missile security force: the MH-139, a militarized version of the AgustaWestland AW139 from the Italian aerospace and defense company Leonardo. The MH-139 was a joint bid by Leonardo and Boeing and will be built in the United States at Leonardo's facilities in Philadelphia. The award this morning is for $375 million, covering delivery of the first four helicopters. But the overall program could be worth up to $2.4 billion, delivering up to 84 helicopters, as well as training systems and support equipment.

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• Re:Blackhawks are used by the Army (Score: 3, Insightful) by bob_super on Wednesday September 26 2018, @07:28PM

  by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday September 26 2018, @07:28PM (#740407)

  Most of those experts push the narrative that the US needs to be ready for a two-theater World War III, and that US military bases or activities in over 100 countries are a good thing.
  My point exactly.

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