Goodbye, Iroquois: Hello, Gray Wolf
Leonardo S.p.A., the Italian multinational aerospace, defense, and security company; and Boeing, the world’s preeminent commercial aircraft concern and second-largest defense contractor, have delivered the first four MH-139A Grey Wolf test helicopters to the U.S. Air Force. The medium-sized, multi-mission, twin-engine MH-139A derives of AgustaWestland’s AW139 platform, and is slated to replace the USAF’s aging fleet of Bell UH-1N Twin Huey utility helicopters. The delivery follows the FAA issuance of the last supplemental type certificate necessary to complete U.S. Department of Defense Form 250 and formally commence aircraft acceptance.