Parliamo qui dell'elicottero di Agusta.

 

Comincio con la seguente notizia, secondo la quale la produzione avverrà in Russia nei prossimi anni:

 

http://www.fr.rian.ru/defense/20080416/105239525.html

 

Les hélicoptères italiens Agusta-139 assemblés en Russie à partir de 2010

 

18:23 | 16/ 04/ 2008

 

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LIKINO-DOULEVO (région de Moscou), 16 avril - RIA Novosti. Les hélicoptères légers italiens Agusta-139 seront assemblés en Russie à partir de 2010 conformément à un contrat d'intention signé mercredi par le holding aéronautique russe Oboronprom et la société italienne Finmeccanica, a annoncé le vice-ministre de l'Industrie russe Denis Mantourov.

 

"La société Oboronprom et l'italien Finmeccanica ont signé un contrat d'intention", a indiqué M.Mantourov.

 

Oboronprom recherche un site pour lancer l'assemblage des hélicoptères italiens. Il peut notamment choisir l'usine de Lioubertsy, dans la région de Moscou, qui produit les hélicoptères Kamov, a conclu M.Mantourov.

MH-139 ... qualche dettaglio ...

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The first MH-139 for the Air Force - which replaces the UH-1N Huey in the roles of nuclear missile field support, VIP transport, and some other missions - is in production at Agusta-Westland facilities north of St. Louis, Mo., and if there are no hiccups, it will fly by the end of the year, Boeing officials reported.
The Agusta-Westland facility, part of Boeing’s major subcontractor, Leonardo, will assemble the fuselage, put on the rotors, and essentially build a civilian version of the aircraft, Rick Lemaster, company director of vertical lift marketing, told reporters in a briefing at Boeing’s Philadelphia, Pa., helicopter factory on May 16. 
It is then handed over to Boeing, which militarizes it for the Air Force’s unique missions. 
Boeing will convert the vanilla aircraft into an MH-139 by changing the baggage door compartment to “allow some special equipment to be installed” that the Air Force declines to identify. 
Defensive aids, such as flare dispensers and missile warning systems will be added, as will the machine gun mount and a “crashworthy, self-sealing fuel tank,” Lemaster explained.  
Additionally, ballistic protection will be added to the floor and cockpit.
Once complete, the aircraft will receive USAF certification and fly off to their duty station.

... airforcemag.com ... Boeing Gearing Up for MH-139 Test Models, Production ...

Da Parigi ... altri 5 per i VV.FF. ...

... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/paris-leonardo-nets-extra-five-unit-aw139-order-459073/ ...

Anche qui ... leonardocompany.com ... https://www.leonardocompany.com/it/press-release-detail/-/detail/18-06-2019-leonardo-italian-national-fire-corps-expands-aw139-helicopter-fleet-with-75-million-order ...

MH-139 ... imminenti le prime consegne all'USAF ...

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The Air Force will receive its first MH-139 helicopter for testing in December, as it enters the next phase of the $2.4 billion effort to replace the Vietnam-era UH-1N Hueys, the head of Air Force Global Strike Command said Sept. 18.
Boeing and Leonardo are teaming up to provide the MH-139s, a new military variant of a civilian helicopter the Air Force chose one year ago. 
The fleet of up to 84 airframes will replace Bell-made UH-1 Hueys at nuclear missile fields across the US and for other transport and VIP missions. 
After years of trying to get a helicopter on contract, the Air Force required that Boeing deliver the first two aircraft by the end of 2019.
“We have a very good helicopter, and everything is on track,” AFGSC Commander Gen. Tim Ray told reporters at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference. 

... airforcemag.com ... Huey Replacement Helo to Start Testing in December ...

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E fanno ... 1000 !!!  

Il millesimo esemplare è stato consegnato alla Guardia di Finanza ...

... leonardocompany.com/it ... https://www.leonardocompany.com/it/press-release-detail/-/detail/20-09-2019-leonardo-delivers-its-1-000th-aw139-helicopter-a-sales-champion-to-the-world-market?f=%2Fhome ...

... ainonline.com ... https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2019-09-20/leonardo-delivers-1000th-aw139 ...

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Contratto a Dubai ...

 

Leonardo vende quattro AW139 a 'Miami-Dade Fire Rescue' ...

... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/leonardo-sells-four-aw139s-to-miami-dade-fire-rescue-462636/ ...

MH-139 ... entro fine mese le prime consegne al 'Distaccamento 7' ...

... stratcom.mil ... AFGSC establishes new detachment for MH-139 testing ...

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E allora ... lo chiameremo ... "Grey Wolf" ... ?

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The U.S. Air Force accepted its first MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter Thursday, paving the way for the replacement of the aging UH-1N Huey helicopters that have patrolled missile fields for almost five decades.
Air Force Global Strike Command head. Gen. Timothy Ray announced the name of the aircraft during a ceremony commemorating the first M-139 delivery on Dec. 19 at Duke Field, Florida.
Boeing won the $2.38 billion Huey replacement contract in September 2018. 
The company’s offering — a militarized version of the commercial AW139 helicopter made by Italian firm Leonardo — beat out Lockheed Martin Sikorsky and Sierra Nevada Corp. in an upset.

... defensenews.com ... https://www.defensenews.com/air/2019/12/19/the-air-forces-uh-1n-huey-replacement-helicopter-got-a-new-name-today/ ...

Anche qui ... flightglobal.com ... https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/usaf-names-ballistic-missile-security-helicopter-the-mh-139a-grey-wolf/135883.article ...

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quindi la linea di volo sarebbe così?

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Non certo la linea di volo dell'USAF...

Comunque sarebbe AW139 e non AW130 e AW101 (ex EH101)

Quelli cui non piace perdere ...

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Airbus Helicopters filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) against the US Navy (USN) awarding its Advanced Helicopter Training System contract to Leonardo Helicopters.
The company filed its protest on 3 February, about three weeks after the service granted Leonardo the contract, asking the US government agency to review the USN’s decision, according to the GAO’s website.

... flightglobal.com ... Airbus files protest against US Navy giving trainer helicopter contract to Leonardo ...

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Ah ecco, effettivamente qualcosa: l'immancabile ricorso al GAO. 

And, take off!

https://twitter.com/usairforce/status/1232340020373213189

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Un articolo dal numero di Marzo dell' Air Force Magazine ... 

... https://www.airforcemag.com/article/the-grey-wolf-arrives/ ...

Leggendo le schede tecniche fra MH 139 e UH 1 N si vede il netto salto di prestazioni .

La frase di accompagnamento alle immagini  " ...can protect convoys ..." significa che l'elicottero può essere armato ?

Un altro concetto che non afferro è " ... at  the Air Force's expansive missile ranges " . Qualcuno ha idee ?

3 ore fa, engine ha scritto:

La frase di accompagnamento alle immagini  " ... can protect convoys ..." significa che l'elicottero può essere armato ?

Sissignore ...

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The Grey Wolf is armored and has countermeasures on board, along with a pintle-mounted machine gun capability.

 

Un esponente politico USA solleva un problema ... ?

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As the U.S. Air Force has begun testing and evaluating its new MH-139A Grey Wolf light utility helicopters it has found itself faced with at least one significant challenge. 
How do you ensure door gunners can adequately operate their weapons while exposed to extremely cold weather? 
The bulk of the MH-139As are set to replace UH-1N Twin Huey helicopters protecting intercontinental ballistic missile silos, many of which are situated in areas of the United States where the ambient temperature can drop well below zero in the winter.
Representative Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican and a retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General, raised the issue at a hearing on Mar. 10, 2020.

... thedrive.com ... Door Gunners On The Air Force's New Grey Wolf Helicopters Need Protection From Sub-Zero Temps ...

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Boeing riprende la produzione degli MH-139 che era stata sospesa a causa della pandemia ...

... defensenews.com ... https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2020/04/17/boeing-set-to-reopen-major-military-helicopter-production-hub-for-h-47-and-mh-139/ ...

Problemi di ... bilancia ...

... defensenews.com ... US Air Force’s new Grey Wolf helicopter needs to watch its weight ...
 

Primo incontro ... 

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Members of the U.S. Air Force 1st Helicopter Squadron here got their first look at the MH-139A Grey Wolf in Richmond, Virginia, as it made its way from the Boeing production line in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Duke Field, Florida. 
Pilots from Boeing and Air Force Global Strike Command’s Detachment 7 jointly ferried the aircraft to its first stop, where it met its predecessor -- a 1st Helicopter Squadron Huey. 
The MH-139A was on its way to Duke Field, where developmental test operations are being conducted by Boeing and the 413th Flight Test Squadron supported by AFGSC Detachment 7. 
“Since the Air Force announced the fleet replacement of the Huey last December, our team has been waiting in anticipation to have eyes-on our future asset,” said U.S. Air Force Col. Anne-Marie Contreras, 316th Operations Group commander. 
“We are so impressed with the partnership Global Strike Command has extended to us to make sure our mission requirements are met with the Grey Wolf.”

... jba.af.mil ... First encounter with Grey Wolf ...

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HH-139B ... l'Aeronautica Militare ha ricevuto il primo esemplare ...

... leonardocompany.com ... https://www.leonardocompany.com/it/press-release-detail/-/detail/03-12-2020-leonardo-l-aeronautica-militare-italiana-rafforza-le-sue-capacita-di-risposta-alle-emergenze-e-nelle-missioni-di-sicurezza-nazionale-con-la ...

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Questa versione è sicuramente un mezzo eccezionale e molto flessibile in cui il termine "duale", troppo spesso abusato, può tranquillamente essere usato senza forzature...

Il territorio italiano e le sempre più frequenti emergenze di vario (ambientali in primis) tipo rendono l’ala rotante un assetto irrinunciabile.

Un AW139 VVIP per il presidente della Colombia ...

... leonardocompany.com ... https://www.leonardocompany.com/it/press-release-detail/-/detail/11-01-2021-2-leonardo-aw139-will-be-colombia-s-new-presidential-helicopter?f=%2Fhome ...

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Sospensione, si spera temporanea, degli acquisti ... 

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The Air Force did not request to buy any new MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters in its fiscal 2022 budget and fielding will be delayed as the service waits to receive Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification.
The Air Force bought eight of the new helicopters in 2021, and previous budget documents called for the purchase of eight more in 2022, before the certification delay.
“The FAA requires the MH-139A to obtain an updated certification, because it is a commercial derivative aircraft with military unique equipment that requires certification,” the service said in a statement.

... airforcemag.com ... https://www.airforcemag.com/faa-certification-delay-mh-139-grey-wolf/ ...

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