Perman Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 Quote Amarillo, Texas (Nov. 02, 2022) – In a ceremony at the Amarillo Assembly Center, Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, celebrated the delivery of the 189th AH-1Z Viper to the U.S. Marine Corps, completing the Program of Record (POR) for the latest version of the storied H-1 platform. Bell completed the UH-1Y POR of 160 aircraft in 2018 bringing the combined H-1 POR to 349 aircraft. “The first production lot of US Marine Corps H-1s was ordered in 1962, and they changed the way Marines fight today,” said Mike Deslatte, Bell H-1 vice president and program director. “Completing the AH-1Z and UH-1Y deliveries to the US Marine Corps adds one more chapter to the legacy of the H-1 platform.” Bell Completes U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Program of Record (news.bellflight.com) Quote The H-1 production line is still active in support of foreign military sales to approved U.S. allies. Bell continues to produce AH-1Z Vipers for the Kingdom of Bahrain and will manufacture eight UH-1Ys and four AH-1Zs for the Czech Republic in 2023. /Per 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingman Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 De 180 st först beställda Bell AH-1Z Viper till USA:s marinkår var planerade som en uppgradering av äldre exemplar av AH-1W. I februari 2008 ändrades kontraktet så att de sista 40 st byggdes nya från grunden. 189 st AH-1Z Viper blev det totalt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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