MH-139s to replace UH-1s

Boeing MH-139 helicopters, based on the Leonardo Helicopters AW139, are to be delivered to the US Air Force to replace the obsolescent Bell UH-1N Huey (Iroquois) helicopters. Leonardo will assemble the helicopters in Philadelphia and Boeing will integrate the military-specific equipment. The MH-139 will be used “to protect the United States’ intercontinental ballistic missile bases” and some 84 helicopters will be acquired under the $2.4 billion deal.