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USAF Achieves IOC for HH-60W Flight Management System

14-Mar-26 - The U.S. Air Force 580th Software Engineering Squadron at Robins Air Force Base achieved Initial Operating Capability (IOC) for the Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Flight Management System (FMS). #FMS

Bell’s DARPA SPRINT X-Plane Designated X-76

09-Mar-26 - Bell has completed the Critical Design Review for DARPA’s SPRINT program, designated the X-76, advancing development of a high-speed aircraft capable of operating without traditional runways. #X76

USAF 1st HS Celebrates Berliner Helicopter Day

27-Feb-26 - US Air Force 1st Helicopter Squadron at Joint Base Andrews showcased a Bell UH-1N Huey during Berliner Helicopter Day at the College Park Aviation Museum in Maryland. #Berliner

USAF Orders Four Additional MH-139A Grey Wolf Helicopters

29-Jan-26 - A new contract for four additional Boeing/Leonardo MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters raises the total under contract with the U.S. Air Force to 38. #GreyWolf

USAF MH-139 Completes First ICBM Convoy Security Mission

16-Jan-26 - Two USAF Boeing/Leonardo MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters from the 40th Helicopter Squadron conducted their first operational Minuteman III ICBM convoy mission. #convoy

USAF Orders Eight Boeing MH-139A Lot 3 Helicopters

08-Oct-25 - Boeing has now contracts for 34 MH-139A aircraft which are based on the Leonardo AW139. Minot Air Force Base slated to receive first aircraft as part of Lot 3 Award #Boeing

USAF Reserve Squadron Retires Its Last HH-60G Pave Hawk

28-Sep-25 - The USAF 920th Rescue Wing in Florida, the Air Force Reserve Command’s only combat search and rescue wing, retired its last two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters as it transitions to the new HH-60W, ending an era that began in 1997 #PaveHawk

First Rescue with the MH-139 Grey Wolf Helicopter

28-Sep-25 - The U.S. Air Force’s 40th Helicopter Squadron (40th HS), known as the Pathfinders, located and rendered aid to a lost hiker, marking the first search-and-rescue mission for the new Leonardo/Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter

USAF Bids Farewell to Yokota’s VIP UH-1N Twin Hueys

15-Sep-25 - The US Air Force’s 459th Airlift Squadron, based at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo, Japan, has retired the Bell UH-1N Huey after 45 years of service, during which it supported a wide range of missions across the region, including aeromedical evacuations and the transport of senior government officials #Yokota

Bell at Army Aviation Industry Days

31-Jul-25 - At the 12th Annual Army Aviation Industry Days 2025 at Fort Novosel (formerly Fort Rucker) Alabama, Bell featured both its Bell 505 trainer helicopter proposal for the Flight School Next initiative and the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) MV-75 #aviationIndustry

Bell/Boeing Completed Production of USAF CV-22B Ospreys

26-Jul-25 - The first U.S. Air Force pilot qualified to fly the special operations tilt-rotor CV-22 Osprey was Major Tom Currie, now Vice President of Flight Operations at Bell, who also flew in the test flight of the last CV-22 built #CV22

Creating XR Training Aids for USAF MH-139A Grey Wolf

25-Jul-25 - Mass virtual, an aircraft XR training company from Orlando, FL teamed with USAF 908th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Maxwell AFB, AL to create extended reality training aids for their new Boeing/Leonardo MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter #maintainers

MH-139 Completed Test and Evaluation Flights

19-Jul-25 - The U.S. Air Force has wrapped up the MH-139 Grey Wolf’s Initial Operation Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) flights. With the aircraft’s testing complete, Boeing and Leonardo moves toward a full-rate production decision #MH139

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