The third aircraft, a UH-1Y utility helicopter, was accepted by the U.S. Marine Corps on Feb. 26, 2008. Final assembly of the aircraft was completed at Bell's Military Aircraft Assembly Center in Amarillo, Texas.

Two other H-1 aircraft have been delivered so far this year. An AH-1Z attack aircraft was delivered on Feb. 8, and another UH-1Y was delivered Feb. 13. In addition to these three H-1s, Bell's Amarillo facility also completed and delivered two V-22 Osprey aircraft in February.

The H-1 program, which includes both the utility Yankee and the attack Zulu models, began Phase II of its Operational Evaluation on Feb. 13. A full-rate production decision is expected later this year. The H-1 Upgrade Program currently calls for a total of 100 UH-1Y and 180 AH-1Z aircraft.

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