USMC Upgrades H-1 Helicopters for Future Equipment
Bell has announced the arrival of an AH-1Z Viper helicopter to its facilities for an upgrade involving structural and power generation enhancements.
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Modernisation
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Czech Air Force retires Mi-35s and hands over to Ukraine
The Czech Air Force retired its Mi-35 attack/assault helicopter fleet. The last two Mi-35s, numbers 3365 and 3366, were delivered to Ukraine on March 21.
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Bilateral Relations
Czech Republic Modernises AH-1Z and UH-1Ys
The State Department approved a possible FMS to the Czech Republic of AH-1Z and UH-1Y modernisation for an estimated value of up to $650 million.
Air
Expo and Air Show
Poland to acquire 96 new Apache attack helicopters
Poland announced that Boeing’s AH-64 Apache had been selected for its KRUK (meaning Raven) Attack Helicopter program during the MSPO Expo in Kielce.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Bell rolls out Bahrain’s first AH-1Z
Textron subsidiary Bell has completed the first of 12 AH-1Z Viper helicopters for the Bahrain Kingdom, delivering it to the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command.
Air
Modernisation
ÚOHS in Czechia Fines Defence Ministry
The defence was fined half a billion for a tender for army helicopters. The Office for the Protection of Competition (Úřad pro Ochranu Hospodářské Soutěže /ÚOHS) in Czechia imposed a fine of CZK 550 million on the Ministry of Defence for errors in the contract for army helicopters.
