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Air Force Begins Testing ‘Huey’ Replacement Helicopter

The MH-139A Grey Wolf will replace the iconic UH-1N ‘Huey’ for nuclear security missions.

Boeing's MH-139A is set to replace the UH-1N Iroquois – nicknamed the “Huey”-- that’s been in service for the past half century. [Courtesy: Boeing]
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The U.S Air Force’s plans to update its aging fleet of nuclear security helicopters with Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) MH-139A Grey Wolf are once again in motion and have advanced to military capability testing, the service announced. 

The MH-139A is set to replace the UH-1N Iroquois—nicknamed the “Huey”—that’s been in service for the past half century, primarily for airlift of emergency security forces and surveillance of off-base nuclear weapons convoys.

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