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Boeing And Leonardo Show Off MH-139 UH-1N Replacement Offering

Boeing And Leonardo Show Off MH-139 UH-1N Replacement Offering
An experimental model Boeing MH-139. Photo: Defense Daily.

PHILADELPHIA--Boeing [BA] and Italy’s Leonardo said Monday they are confident their MH-139 is the best value to the taxpayer for the UH-1N Huey helicopter replacement program.Boeing revealed in March it will offer the MH-139 helicopter, based on Leonardo’s AW-139. Under the arrangement Boeing is the prime contractor with Leonardo acting as its key subcontractor, providing the air frame (Defense Daily, March 2).The UH-1N Replacement Program is planning to replace the Air Force’s full Huey fleet with 84 new helicopters. The rotorcraft…

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