How Bell s H-1 Aircraft Help the Marines Navigate Austere Environments
Heading up a military force during a mission requires a powerful team equipped to manage demanding environments. For the U.S. Marine Corps, this team is the Bell UH-1Y and AH-1Z aircraft, which share 85 percent commonality between the two platforms. Known collectively as the H-1 fleet, this duo is specifically designed and produced for expeditionary military operations. Together they provide the most capable attack and utility helicopters in service anywhere in the world today, across the full spectrum of military operations. They have high reliability in harsh environments that Marines often experience in these austere operations and are easily maintained with a small maintenance team, minimal support equipment and small parts pack-up.