{"id":65841,"date":"2023-11-20T19:45:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T19:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/11\/20\/boeing-grey-wolf-helicopter-production-ramps-up-as-test-phase-ends\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:00:37","slug":"boeing-grey-wolf-helicopter-production-ramps-up-as-test-phase-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2023\/11\/20\/boeing-grey-wolf-helicopter-production-ramps-up-as-test-phase-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing Grey Wolf helicopter production ramps up as test phase ends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The first two field-ready <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2021\/06\/02\/air-force-to-skip-a-year-of-grey-wolf-helicopter-procurement-in-fy22\/\" target=\"_blank\">MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters<\/a> are now in final assembly and Boeing said it expects the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2021\/08\/03\/air-force-to-delay-full-rate-production-of-grey-wolf-helicopter\/\" target=\"_blank\">long-awaited delivery<\/a> of the first of these helicopters to the Air Force in mid-2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sixth and final test Grey Wolf helicopter was delivered in October, the company said in a statement Monday, marking the end of its research, development, test and evaluation phase and a move toward solely concentrating on production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Grey Wolf is slated to replace the Air Force\u2019s fleet of 63 Vietnam War-era UH-1N Huey helicopters for security personnel to patrol the service\u2019s nuclear missile fields and to transport senior officials in the Washington area. 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This is an important step in getting the aircraft into service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force in March reached a Milestone C decision to move forward on low-rate initial production of the Grey Wolf, and awarded Boeing and Leonardo a $285 million contract to start building the first 13 helicopters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MH139firstproduction-8.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-118096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MH139firstproduction-8.jpg.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MH139firstproduction-8.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MH139firstproduction-8.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MH139firstproduction-8.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MH139firstproduction-8.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MH139firstproduction-8.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Leonardo&#8217;s first production MH-139A Grey Wolf reached the final assembly stage at its Philadelphia, Pennsylvania facility in June. (Courtesy of Boeing)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leonardo starts building the MH-139A at its factory in Philadelphia and then moves it to Boeing\u2019s Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, facility where it is adapted for military use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boeing spokesman Brett Anker told Defense News the first two production MH-139 in final assembly are still at Leonado\u2019s facility, as the companies ramp up work on their initial 13 helicopters. Anker said procurement and manufacturing work is already under way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MH-139 program has struggled in recent years with unexpected challenges integrating military systems on to the commercial helicopter platform, which caused delays that led to a schedule breach in April 2021, the Government Accountability Office said in a weapons systems assessment report this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The MH-139 program also experienced delays getting necessary FAA certifications, which in 2021 caused the Air Force to push procurement plans back. 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