Boeing’s Lemaster on Merits Company’s Bid for USAF Huey Replacement

Rick Lemaster, the director of global sales and marketing for Boeing’s vertical lift and aircraft programs, discusses the merits of the company’s bid that includes Leonardo’s MH-139 helicopter for the US Air Force’s competition to replace the service’s aging Bell UH-1H Huey helicopters. The interview was conducted at the Air Force Association’s annual Air Space & Cyber conference Sept. 17-19, 2018, where our coverage was sponsored by Elbit Systems of America, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS. Boeing won the $2.8 billion USAF contract on Sept. 24, beating proposals by Lockheed Martin and Sierra Nevada.