USAF issues RfI for Huey replacement
Marina Malenic, Washington, DC - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
16 September 2016
The UH-1 has been performing the nuclear support mission since 1969, and is in need of replacement. The USAF has issued an RfI to help it study options. Source: USAF
The US Air Force (USAF) is seeking a replacement for its ageing Bell UH-1N 'Huey' helicopters used for security in its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fields and for VIP transport.
A request for information (RfI) on 9 September asked companies to submit data about available designs. The service also posted a draft of its Air Vehicle System Requirements Document and announced industry days for interested vendors at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio on 27-28 September.
The RfI asked if potential replacement helicopters would use spare parts in the military's inventory and if they have completed live-fire testing. Companies have until 26 September to respond.
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