Bosnia-Herzegovina receives four Bell Huey II helicopters

Defense Aviation News December 2021 aerospace air force industry
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According to information published by Sarajevo Times on December 8, 2021, the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH) receive four Bell Huey II helicopters from the United States.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina receive four helicopters Bell Huey II The Huey II is an upgraded version of the Bell UH-1H multimission, medium-lift helicopter (Picture source: Bell)

Huey II is an upgraded version of Bell UH-1H multimission, medium-lift helicopter, designed and manufactured by Bell Helicopter, a subsidiary of Textron. The upgrade is intended to provide improved performance over the standard version.

The helicopter can be configured for a variety of missions, including troop transport, cargo, search-and-rescue, special operations, disaster response and firefighting.

The first member of the prolific Huey family, it was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet a 1952 US Army requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter, and first flew in 1956.