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2022-12-01

Bell Completes U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Programme of Record

Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, recently delivered the 189th AH-1Z Viper to the U.S. Marine Corps, completing the Programme of Record (POR) for the latest version of the storied H-1 platform. The company completed the UH-1Y POR of 160 aircraft in 2018, bringing the combined H-1 POR to 349 aircraft.
 
The current generation AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom are agile, mobile, and a survivable combination of aircraft used by the U.S. Department of Defense. The 85 per cent common platforms are the only two aircraft that share so much commonality, providing the Marines with logistical agility and reduced operating costs. 
 
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.
 
Since the first delivery of the AH-1Zs and UH-1Ys to the U.S. Marines, the H-1 mixed fleet has accumulated more than 450,000 flight hours through a full spectrum of military operations. Through a long-term modernisation plan, Bell will continue to support the U.S. H-1s with lethality, survivability, and reliability upgrades.

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