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USAF Reduces MH-139 Order by Half

USAF Reduces MH-139 Order by Half

20-Mar-24 - The Leonardo/Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter order totals 42 helicopters throughout FY 2029 #FY25
Two Joby eVTOLs for USAF MacDilll AFB

Two Joby eVTOLs for USAF MacDilll AFB

19-Mar-24 - Joby Aviation expands partnership with the US Air Force, will deliver two electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) to MacDill AFB in 2025 for the AFWERX Agility Prime contract #evTOL
Entrol Bell 505 Simulators for CAE USAF IFT-R Training

Entrol Bell 505 Simulators for CAE USAF IFT-R Training

26-Feb-24 - Spanish company Entrol delivered three Bell 505 helicopter simulators to CAE for the US Air Force Introductory Flight Training, Rotary Wing (IFT-R) program #simulator
USAF Evaluating the Pivotal BlackFly eVTOL

USAF Evaluating the Pivotal BlackFly eVTOL

25-Feb-24 - Pivotal delivered four of eight light electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) BlackFly for evaluation to the US Air Force AFWERX program Agility Prime initiative including flight simulators, training, and support #AFWERX
P1AR Training for USAF MH-139 Special Missions Aviators

P1AR Training for USAF MH-139 Special Missions Aviators

23-Feb-24 - Priority 1 Air Rescue (P1AR) awarded 5-year contract to provide training for up to 140 U.S. Air Force Boeing/Leonardo MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter Special Missions Aviators (SMAs) #aviators
Pacific Air Forces Upgrades to HH-60W

Pacific Air Forces Upgrades to HH-60W

04-Feb-24 - The US Air Force’s 33d Rescue Squadron, stationed at Kadena AFB in Japan, has initiated the transition from the HH-60G Pave Hawk to the new HH-60W Jolly Green II. The 33 RQS is responsible for providing combat search and rescue (CSAR) in the Indo-Pacific region #Japan
BETA Technologies ALIA Completes USAF Trials

BETA Technologies ALIA Completes USAF Trials

30-Jan-24 - BETA’s ALIA electric Conventional Take-Off and Landing (eCTOL) prototype completed a three-month evaluation with the US Air Force 413th Flight Test Squadron at Duke Field, Eglin AFB, Florida as part of the USAF Agility Prime program. This marked its first military deployment #CTOL
First Flight of the First Production MH-139

First Flight of the First Production MH-139

27-Jan-24 - The first production MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter began flight testing at the Leonardo facility in Philadelphia #MH139
Eye in the Sky: 54th Helicopter Squadron

Eye in the Sky: 54th Helicopter Squadron

28-Dec-23 - The 54th Helicopter Squadron secures US Air Force Base Minot’s missile fields from above. Since 1993, the 54th HS has been based in North Dakota to support the 91st Missile Wing ICBM operations #NorthDakota
MH-139A Grey Wolf to Enter Low Rate Production

MH-139A Grey Wolf to Enter Low Rate Production

21-Nov-23 - Boeing delivered the sixth and final Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) MH-139A Grey Wolf to the US Air Force in October. First low rate production helicopter planned to be delivered to USAF in 2024 #mh139
Elroy Chaparral eVTOL at Mobility Guardian 2023

Elroy Chaparral eVTOL at Mobility Guardian 2023

12-Oct-23 - Elroy Air demonstrates its Chaparral hybrid eVTOL autonomous cargo delivery system to the US Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) and AFWERX during the Mobility Guardian 2023 exercise at Travis AFB #drones
Archer Receives First USAF AFWERX Payment

Archer Receives First USAF AFWERX Payment

04-Oct-23 - Archer Aviation receives first US Air Force payment on landmark contracts value at up to $142M. This initial payment is for a mobile flight simulator for it Midnight electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. #AFWERX
MH-139 Future Trainers Visited 1st Helicopter Squadron

MH-139 Future Trainers Visited 1st Helicopter Squadron

02-Oct-23 - The US Air Force adopts the Boeing/Leonardo MH-139A helicopter to replace the Bell UH-1N Twin Huey advancing one squadron at a time. Units from across the branch collaborate during mission, equipment and readiness training #Andrews
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