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Boeing Announces Delivery of First Production MH-139A

Frank Wolfe

Monday, August 5th, 2024

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Boeing Announces Delivery of First Production MH-139A

Personnel at Joint Base Andrews, Md. view an MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter on March 28th last year (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Boeing [BA] said on Aug. 5 that it has delivered the first MH-139A Grey Wolf production helicopter to the U.S. Air Force to protect the ICBM fields and transport government leaders. Malmstrom AFB, Mont., is to receive the helicopter, part of a low-rate initial production (LRIP) buy of 13 MH-139As, the company said. Azeem Khan, Boeing's MH-139 program manager, said in the Aug. 5 company statement that the helicopter "is critical to the future of national security as the Grey…

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