Based on the Bell 412EPi, the 412EPX was developed for Japan’s UH-X competition. It has a more robust main rotor gearbox dry run capability, increased internal Maximum Gross Weight to 12200 lbs / 5500 kg and mast torque output of 11 at speeds below 60 knots.
The first prototype was built at Bells facility in Mirabel, Canada and the FAA certification was achieved on July 5, 2018.
Subaru (former Fuji) will assembly the helicopter at its Aerospace Company Utsunomiya Plant in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Gained EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) certification in December 2024.
The first prototype was built at Bells facility in Mirabel, Canada and the FAA certification was achieved on July 5, 2018.
Subaru (former Fuji) will assembly the helicopter at its Aerospace Company Utsunomiya Plant in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.
Gained EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) certification in December 2024.
Derivatives & Versions
| → UH-2 | 2018 | In July 2015 the Bell/Fuji team was selected against the Airbus/Kawasaki and AgustaWestland/Mitsui options to develop the new UH-X transport helicopter intended to replace 150 UH-1J Hueys from 2021. |
Operators
| 1981- |  State of California 412 |
| 1982- |  Fuerza Aerea Guatemalteca 412 |
| 1986- |  Bell Helicopter Canada 412 |
| 1990- |  Fire and Disaster Management Agency 412 |
| 1993- | Kaijō Hoan-chō 412 |
| 2016- | Subaru |
| 2021- | Keisatsu-chō |
| 2022- | Fuerza Aerea Guatemalteca |
| 2023- |  Policija |
| 2024- | Helicopter Express Inc |
| 2025- |  Kitz-Air |
| 2025- | Kaijō Hoan-chō |
| 2026- |  Philippine Air Force |
| 2026- |  Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Jamahiriyah At' Tunisia |
| Keisatsu-chō 412 |
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 Heliservicio 412 |
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| State of New York 412 |