Bell chief executive John Garrison believes the Fuji-Bell team’s winning bid for Japan’s UH-X program will prevail despite calls by Airbus to reevaluate the decision.
Source: Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
Moreover, Tokyo has signed a contract for 150 helicopters to replace the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s fleet of Bell UH-1s.
Bell and Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) had offered a design based on the Bell 412EPI, the aircraft will be manufactured in Japan and is available for export.