Bahrain’s Air Force Adopts Bell 505s For Rotary Wing Training Mission

Bahrain's 505s at Bell's Mirabel facility in Montreal.

Credit: Bell
Bahrain’s air force has joined a growing list of armed forces adopting Bell’s 505 single-engine turbine helicopter for rotary wing training. Bell revealed on March 15 that it had delivered three Model 505 JetRanger X helicopters to Bahrain from a previously unannounced order during a Feb. 15...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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