USAF wants to replace UH-1N Hueys with Black Hawks

UH-1N Hueys, used to protect nuclear missile sites, would be replaced with upgraded Army Black Hawks under the fiscal 2016 budget plan
The service's budget request states that the Air Force would purchase Army UH-60A Black Hawks and upgrades them to the UH-60L through existing government contracts. The upgrades include more powerful engines and an automatic flight control system.
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Final Flight of US Marines UB-1N Huey

After more than 40 years of service, the Marine Corps retired the aging UH-1N Huey helicopter during a “sundown ceremony” Aug. 28, 2014, aboard Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans.
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US Marine Corps to Retire UH-1N Helicopters in September; HH-1Ns in 2015

The Marine Corps will say goodbye to a long-serving utility helicopter type in September as it retires its last UN-1N Iroquois, almost universally known as the “Huey,” after 43 years of service. The UH-1N is being replaced by the UH-1Y Venom, a highly upgraded version of the UH-1N.
The last UH-1Ns, built by Bell Helicopter, are operated by Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 (HMLA-773). HMLA-773 took the UH-1N on its last deployment, in which two UH-1Ns sailed on a Royal Netherlands Navy ship in 2013 for an African Partnership Station deployment.
HMLA-773 already has begun transition to the UH-1Y. The squadron also operates the AH-1W Super Cobra gunship version.
Deliveries of the UH-1N to the Marine began in 1971. The Navy and Marine Corps procured 205 UH-1Ns, plus six VH-1N executive transports for Marine Helicopter Squadron One, the unit that provides transportation for the president of the United States. Ten UH-1Ns were remanufactured to UH-1Ys, after which the Corps decided to procure new UH-1Ys from Bell.
The Corps will continue to fly five unarmed HH-1N versions from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., until their retirement in 2015. These aircraft are the only HH-1Ns remaining in Marine Corps service from 44 converted from 38 UH-1Ns and the six VH-1Ns. The HH-1Ns also will be replaced by UH-1Ys.
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US Marines final UH-1N flight

The Corps' fleet of UH-1N Huey helicopters is being replaced with the newer UH-1Y model, the first of the new upgraded, four-bladed variants is scheduled to be delivered to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773 this summer.
The UH-1Y will feature upgraded glass cockpit avionics, and increased performance in range, speed and payload.
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USAF Planning Decade-Long Huey Extension

The US Air Force is close to finalizing a plan to extend the life of the UH-1N Huey helicopter for the next decadTe.
Exists a master plan that will provide a framework for how to sustain and modernize this aircraft for the next six to ten years.
The plan will lay what improvements can be made to reduce long-running capability gaps with the Huey, among the oldest platforms in the service. Unlike modern aircraft, the Huey is analog, lacking the digital displays that are commonplace on current platforms.
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LA USAF BUSCA REEMPLAZO PARA EL UH-1N

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La USAF, anuncia que desea reemplazar 62 UH-1N por 93 nuevos helicópteros para 2015, bajo el programa CVLSP (common vertical lift support programme), que muestra las cantidades y características de la nueva flota de helicópteros.
El nuevo helicóptero debe poder cargar hasta 1.449, kg, incluyendo a la tripulación, nueve pasajeros y equipos para la misión a desarrollar, además de tener capacidad para volar hasta tres horas sin repostar y llegar hastal los 251 km/h
Será clave la capacidad de supervivencia en el campo de batalla, por lo que la USAF desea que resista impactos de balas de 7.62mm, disparadas por el AK-47 y deberá poder llevar armamento.
Se espera que el ganador sea un helicóptero ya en servicio, tanto por operadores civiles como militares.
El US Army (ejército), ha utilizado con éxito el helicoptero EADS North America UH-72como helicóptero utilitario, pero la subida de costes ha provocado que las fuerzas armadas hayan cancelado hasta tres programas de helicópteros:
US ARMY RAH-66 Comanche y ARH-70 Arapaho
US NAVY: EH101 como helicóptero presidencial, redenominado a VH-71.
USAF: Cancelación de helicóptero CSAR.USAF separated them in 2005.
El programa responde a la necesidad de proporcionar seguridad en operaciones de armas nucleares (escolta de convoys, emergencias), tranporte de pasajeros en el área Washington DC y apoyo a la NASA y a la seguridad nacional.
El helicóptero buscado, sería algo mas grande que el UH-1N actual. El UH-72 cumple con casi todos los requisitos del programa, excepto el de ir armado, y protección adecuada, por lo que EADS se ha unido a Lockheed Martin para presentar una versión armada del AS635. Tanto el UH-72 como el AS635 derivan del Eurocopter EC145 helicopter.
Otros competidores serán el AgustaWestland AW129 y el Bell Helicopter 412EP.
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http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/12/28/336643/usaf-starts-search-for-uh-1n-replacement.html