Serial grey Wolf in Service

This is the first of 26 pre-series and a full of 84 (most serial) machines ordered by the US Air Force. Helicopters, which are an Americanized version of the world's popular European chopper Leonardo AW139, are designed to service and defend the bases of intercontinental atomic missiles - in Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, Colorado and Nebraska. They are besides to be utilized for VIP transport and personnel serving in installations. They will replace Bell UH-1N duplicate Huey, introduced to service in the mid-1970s.