Boeing Delivers Last MH-139A Test Helicopter to Air Force

The first low rate initial production aircraft is expected to be delivered to the service next year.

Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 03:30 PM ET

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Boeing delivered the final Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter to the U.S. Air Force in October. [Courtesy: Boeing]

Key Takeaways:

Boeing has delivered the final (sixth) MH-139A Grey Wolf test helicopter to the U.S. Air Force, concluding the research and development phase.
This delivery officially transitions the program into low-rate initial production.
The new MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters are slated to replace the Air Force's aging UH-1N Hueys for critical missions like nuclear weapons convoy surveillance.
The first production aircraft is expected to be delivered in 2024, with Boeing serving as the prime contractor and handling military modifications.

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Boeing (NYSE: BA) has delivered the last of six MH-139A Grey Wolf test helicopters to the U.S. Air Force, marking the program’s transition from research and development phase to low rate initial production.

The helicopters are slated to replace the Air Force’s aging fleet of Bell UH-1N Hueys that perform missions such as off-base nuclear weapons convoy surveillance and routine missile site support. The service has operated the military variant of the Bell 212 since 1970.