Yemen takes delivery of four Huey IIs
Source: DSCA, 06-Feb-11
The Yemen Air Force (YAF) took delivery of four utility helicopters from the United States under the 1206 program, on 16 January. Yemen received spares and associated tools for the Bell UH-1Hs, or Huey IIs, on 3 January. The delivery of this package comes exactly one hundred and ten days after the U.S. Government signed [...]
Yemen buys four Huey IIs with training and support package
Source: Bell, 07-Dec-10
FORT WORTH, TEXAS (December 6, 2010) – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, was awarded a $27M contract to provide the Yemen government with a comprehensive mission package to support military requirements. The package includes: four commercially designated Huey II aircraft, pilot and maintenance training, spares, special tooling and dedicated service representatives. “This [...]
US to expand Yemen’s air forces with ten Mi-17s to counter al Qaeda
Source: Reuters Alertnet, 27-Feb-10
The United States plans to provide Yemen with helicopters, transport equipment and training to expand its air and ground offensive against al Qaeda, a Pentagon document showed on Thursday.
