Deliveries of 123 aircraft are scheduled to conclude in 2016. Initial operating capability was achieved in September 2008 and the UH-1Y is scheduled for its first operational deployment in January 2009 aboard USS Boxer, Wasp Class amphibious assault ship.īy October 2008, the USMC had placed orders for 37 UH-1Y of which 14 had been delivered. The first production UH-1Y was delivered in January 2007. The third LRIP contract for seven UH-1Ys was placed in July 2006. One UH-1Y was delivered to the USMC in October 2005.ĭevelopmental testing was completed in February 2006 and a six-month operational evaluation (OPEVAL) began An LRIP order for six UH-1Y was placed in December 2003 and a second batch of four LRIP aircraft was ordered in April 2005. The first flight of the UH-1Y took place in December 2001 and first flight of the fully configured aircraft was in October 2003. The helicopters have a common four-bladed, composite, hingeless, bearingless main rotor system and tail rotor, engine, avionics, software, controls and displays. The UH-1Y and AH-1Z have a very high level of commonality which reduces the manufacturing and procurement costs. "The UH-1Y helicopter is fully marinised and capable of shipboard operations worldwide."
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