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U.S. Air Force Negotiates Plan with Leonardo to Deliver Technical Data on MH-139A

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, March 7th, 2023

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U.S. Air Force Negotiates Plan with Leonardo to Deliver Technical Data on MH-139A

An MH-139A from Eglin AFB Auxiliary Field #3 visits 908th Airlift Wing members during a Unit Training Assembly at Maxwell AFB, Ala. on Nov. 4 last year (U.S. Air Force Photo)

On March 3, U.S. Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter signed off on Milestone C for the Boeing [BA] and Leonardo MH-139A Grey Wolf to allow it to enter low-rate initial production (LRIP), Hunter told reporters on March 6 at the Air & Space Forces Association conference in Aurora, Colo. "As part of that [Milestone C decision] process, we focused very heavily on technical data and made sure that there was a concrete plan," Hunter said. "That's been one of…

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