Air Transportation: The USAF Finds What It Needs
October 19, 2018: In September 2018 the U.S. Air Force finally found a replacement for its aging UH-1N transport helicopters. The new helicopter is the MH139, a militarized version of the AW139. The air force will pay $29 million each for 84 helicopters. The MH139 is similar to the HH139 version of the AW139 already in use by the Italian Air Force. The existence of the HH139 cuts the cost of meeting the U.S. Air Force requirements (lots more electronics) for the MH139.
The AW139 is widely used for SAR (search and rescue) and Medevac (medical evacuation) missions and has been ordered by dozens of nations because of those capabilities. AW139 transport helicopters are built by Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland, which has a major plant in the United States that manufactures nearly a quarter of all AW139s.
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