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Bell Begins Upgrade of Marines H-1 Helicopters

Bell Begins Upgrade of Marines H-1 Helicopters

28-Mar-24 - The first US Marine Corps Bell AH-1Z Viper helicopter to receive the Structural Improvement Electrical Power Upgrade (SIEPU) arrived at Bell Amarillo Assembly Center #Bell
500,000 Flight Hours for Bell UH-1Y/AH-1Z Fleet

500,000 Flight Hours for Bell UH-1Y/AH-1Z Fleet

28-Jun-23 - The nearly 400 AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters, built by Bell for the US Marine Corps, Bahrain, and the Czech Republic, have surpassed the 500,000 flight hours mark #Bell
Marines Deactivates HMLA-469 and Reactivates HMLA-367

Marines Deactivates HMLA-469 and Reactivates HMLA-367

28-Dec-22 - As part of Force Design 2030 initiative the US Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, CA deactivated Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron HMLA-469 and reactivated HMLA-367 which was stood down in Hawaii earlier this year #3MAW
Marines Deactivates HMLA-367

Marines Deactivates HMLA-367

26-Apr-22 - The U.S. Marine Corps deactivated Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron HMLA-367 “Scarface” at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. 27 Bell UH-1Z Venom and AH-1Z Viper are leaving the island #Scarface
Imaging Sensor Service for US Navy, Marines and USCG

Imaging Sensor Service for US Navy, Marines and USCG

14-Feb-22 - Teledyne FLIR Defense awarded $43.9M indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to service electro-optical sensor systems used for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) by US Navy, Marines and Coast Guard #ISR
Marines Training in Colorado Rocky Mountains

Marines Training in Colorado Rocky Mountains

30-Nov-21 - AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron HMLA 269 trained in Lamar, Colorado for the upcoming exercise Cold Response in Norway #Colorado
400,000 Flight Hours for UH-1Y and AH-1Z

400,000 Flight Hours for UH-1Y and AH-1Z

04-Jun-21 - Bell AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom surpass 400,000 flight hours. 349 helicopters are In service with the US Marine Corps which started operational deployments in 2010 #UH1
Camp Pendleton Marines in Summer Fury

Camp Pendleton Marines in Summer Fury

24-Jul-20 - US Marines Light Attack Helicopter Squadron HMLA-169 conducted aerial gunnery training at NAF El Centro as part of Exercise Summer Fury with UH-1Y and AH-1Z helicopters #SummerFury
Marine and Navy Training Maritime Strike Capability

Marine and Navy Training Maritime Strike Capability

19-Jun-20 - Marine Light Helicopter Attack Squadron HMLA-367 AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters joined a Navy’ Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron HSM-37 MH-60R Seahawk to conduct an integrated maritime strike exercise off the coast of the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii
Bell Awarded Marines H-1 Support Contract

Bell Awarded Marines H-1 Support Contract

06-Feb-20 - Bell awarded 5-year $815M Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract to support USMC AH-1Z/UH-1Y helicopters. It is the first PBL granted in support of the H-1 helicopter platform
22-Sep-19 Marines Starts UH/AH-1 Replacement Process #AURA
30-Jul-19 Air Assault Company of a Marine Expeditionary Unit #AirAssault
03-Jul-19 Mission Computers for UH-1Y, AH-1Z and UH-60V #computers
07-Apr-19 Marines UH-1Y Air Support During WTI Training #AirSupport
15-Jan-19 Marines Received Last UH-1Y Venom #Venom
04-Nov-18 Marines AH-1Z and UH-1Y Training in Okinawa
18-Jul-18 Fuel Additive Experiment During RIMPAC 2018 #fuel
17-Mar-17 New Aux Fuel Tanks for UH-1Y and AH-1Z
12-May-16 Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique
11-May-16 U.S. Marines $461 M Contract for 28 Helicopters
31-Oct-15 Forward Armament and Refueling Point: FARP
26-Oct-15 HMLA-167 Conduct Urban Close Air Support Training
22-Sep-15 Marines HMLA-169 Vipers Test Their UH-1Y Venom
25-Aug-15 UH-1Y and AH-1Z Contract for both USMC and Pakistan
09-Jul-15 Marine Corps H-1 Upgrades
15-May-15 Missing UH-1Y in Nepal
26-Mar-15 Bell Kaman Agreement for UH-1Y / AH-1Z Components
16-Jan-13 100th H-1 Y/Z to the USMC
03-Apr-12 Mission Computers for UH-1Y and AH-1Z Upgrades
17-Jan-12 Marine mechanic in Afghanistan maintenance discovery
27-Dec-11 UH-1Y and AH-1Z simulators ready for training
14-Apr-11 Camp Pendleton Completes Transition to the UH-1Y
06-Oct-10 GAU-21 deploys with UH-1Y
13-Nov-09 UH-1Y from HMLA-367 first combat deployment
15-Aug-08 Marines declare UH-1Y operational
09-May-06 Marine AH-1Z and UH-1Y Start OPEVAL
25-Oct-05 US Marines Take Delivery of First AH-1Z and UH-1Y
17-May-05 AH-1Z/UH-1Y complete first sea trials
16-Sep-04 UH-1Y completes final block mod early
11-May-04 AH-1Z/UH-1Y pass 2,000 flight hours
23-Sep-02 First flight of 2nd UH-1Y prototype
21-Dec-01 UH-1Y Achieves First Flight







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