MH-139 Production Decision Slips As USAF Withholds Payments: GAO

Boeing MH-139
MH-139
Credit: Boeing
The U.S. Air Force now expects to make a production decision on the MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter in January 2023, a total slip of about 16 months—which also pushes back initial operational capability (IOC)—because of ongoing FAA certification and design issues, the Government Accountability Office...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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