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USAF May Fund Integration of JMPS with MH-139 Flight Management System

USAF May Fund Integration of JMPS with MH-139 Flight Management System
Two UH-1N Hueys with the 40th Helicopter Squadron and two MH-139A Grey Wolf aircraft with the 550th Helicopter Squadron prepare to land at Malmstrom AFB, Mont. on Jan. 28 after an MH-139 Initial Operational Test and Evaluation mission (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force may fund the integration of its Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) with the Honeywell [HON] Primus Epic Phase 7 Flight Management System carried on the Boeing [BA]/Leonardo MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter, which is to replace the Bell [TXT] UH-1N Hueys in support of the ICBM missile fields and in contingency transport of government leaders in the Washington, D.C., area. On Wednesday, the MH-139A program office in the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance…

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