Editing Bell UH-1 Iroquois (section)

==Operational history==

===U.S. Army===
[[File:UH-1D helicopters in Vietnam 1966.jpg|thumb|UH-1Ds airlift members of the 2nd Battalion, [[14th Infantry Regiment (United States)|14th Infantry Regiment]] from the Filhol Rubber Plantation area to a staging area in 1966.]]

The HU-1A (later redesignated UH-1A) first entered service with the [[101st Airborne Division]] at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, the [[82nd Airborne Division (United States)|82nd Airborne Division]], and the [[57th Medical Detachment]]. Although intended for evaluation only, the Army quickly pressed the new helicopter into operational service, and Hueys with the 57th Medical Detachment arrived in [[South Vietnam]] in March 1962.<ref name="Mutza">Mutza 1986, {{page needed|date=June 2022}}.</ref><ref name= "remarkheuy 2016"/> The UH-1 has long been a symbol of US involvement in [[Southeast Asia]] in general and Vietnam in particular, and as a result of that conflict, has become one of the world's most recognized helicopters. In Vietnam primary missions included general support, [[air assault]], cargo transport, [[medevac|aeromedical evacuation]], [[search and rescue]], electronic warfare, and later, ground attack. During the conflict, the craft was upgraded, notably to a larger version based on the Model 205. This version was initially designated the UH-1D and flew operationally from 1963.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

During its Vietnam War service, the UH-1 was used for various purposes and various terms for each task abounded. UH-1s tasked with ground attack or armed escort were outfitted with rocket launchers, grenade launchers, and machine guns. As early as 1962, UH-1s were modified locally by the companies themselves, who fabricated their own mounting systems.<ref>{{cite web |last= Price |first= Major David H. |url= http://www-rucker.army.mil/pdf/Library/Army_Aviation_Story_Pt_XI.pdf |title= The Army Aviation Story Part XI: The Mid-1960s |publisher= rucker.army.mil |access-date= 3 March 2012 |archive-date= 22 July 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110722185115/http://www-rucker.army.mil/pdf/Library/Army_Aviation_Story_Pt_XI.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref> These [[gunship]] UH-1s were commonly referred to as "Frogs" or "Hogs" if they carried rockets, and "Cobras" or simply "Guns" if they had guns.<ref name="Huey_Cobras">{{cite book |last= Bishop |first= Chris |title= Huey Cobra Gunships |location= London |publisher= Osprey Publishing |date= 2006 |isbn= 1-84176-984-3}}</ref><ref>Drendel 1974, p. 9.</ref>{{#tag:ref|Quote: "The UH-1B was the first helicopter gunship to achieve widespread combat use. It was also the first to carry the name "Cobra"|group=N}}<ref name="Chickenhawk">{{cite book |last= Mason |first= Robert |title= Chickenhawk |location= New York |publisher= Viking Penguin Books |date= 1984 |isbn= 0-14-303571-1}}</ref> UH-1s tasked and configured for troop transport were often called "Slicks" due to an absence of weapons pods. Slicks did have [[door gunner]]s, but were generally employed in the troop transport and [[Medical evacuation|medevac]] roles.<ref name="Drendel"/><ref name="Mutza"/>

[[File:Infantry 1-9 US Cavalry exiting UH-1D.jpg|left|thumb|A rifle squad from the [[9th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry]] exiting from a UH-1D.]]
UH-1s also flew hunter-killer teams with observation helicopters, namely the Bell [[OH-58 Kiowa|OH-58A Kiowa]] and the [[Hughes Helicopters|Hughes]] [[Hughes H-6|OH-6 Cayuse]] (''Loach'').<ref name="Drendel"/><ref name="Mutza"/> Towards the end of the conflict, the UH-1 was tested with [[TOW missile]]s, and two UH-1B helicopters equipped with the [[US Helicopter Armament Subsystems#UH-1 Iroquois|XM26 Armament Subsystem]] were deployed to help counter the [[Easter Offensive|1972 Easter Invasion]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://tri.army.mil/LC/CS/csa/xm26tow.htm |title= U.S. Army Helicopter Weapon Systems: Operations with XM26 TOW missile system in Kontum (1972) |publisher= army.mil |access-date= 25 August 2010 |archive-date= 5 June 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080605010555/http://tri.army.mil/LC/CS/csa/xm26tow.htm |url-status= dead }}</ref> [[USAF]] [[Lieutenant]] [[James Phillip Fleming|James P. Fleming]] piloted a UH-1F on a 26 November 1968 mission that earned him the [[Medal of Honor]].<ref name="usafbio">{{cite web |url= http://www.af.mil/information/heritage/person.asp?dec=&pid=123006514 |title= Col. James P. Fleming |publisher= United States Air Force |date= 29 May 2012 |access-date= 29 May 2012 |archive-date= 21 October 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121021072144/http://www.af.mil/information/heritage/person.asp?dec=&pid=123006514 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

During the course of the conflict, the UH-1 went through several upgrades. The UH-1A, B, and C models (short fuselage, Bell 204) and the UH-1D and H models (stretched-fuselage, [[Bell 204/205|Bell 205]]) each had improved performance and load-carrying capabilities. The UH-1B and C performed the gunship, and some of the transport, duties in the early years of the Vietnam War. UH-1B/C gunships were replaced by the new [[Bell AH-1 Cobra|AH-1 Cobra]] attack helicopter from 1967 to late 1968. The increasing intensity and sophistication of [[North Vietnam]]ese anti-aircraft defenses made continued use of UH-1 gunships impractical, and after Vietnam the Cobra was adopted as the Army's main attack helicopter. Devotees of the UH-1 in the gunship role cite its ability to act as an impromptu [[Dustoff]] if the need arose, as well as the superior observational capabilities of the larger Huey cockpit, which allowed return fire from door gunners to the rear and sides of the aircraft.<ref name="Drendel"/><ref name="Mutza"/> In air cavalry [[troop]]s (i.e., [[Company (military unit)|companies]]) UH-1s were combined with [[Infantry Branch (United States)|infantry]] [[Reconnaissance|scouts]], OH-6 and OH-58 aero-scout helicopters, and AH-1 attack helicopters to form [[Cavalry tactics#Cavalry in modern warfare|several color-coded teams]] (viz., blue, white, red, purple, and pink) to perform various [[reconnaissance]], security, and [[economy of force]] missions in fulfilling the traditional cavalry battlefield role.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

[[File:USS Garrett County (AGP-786) at anchor in the Mekong Delta ca late 1960s.jpg|thumb|Two UH-1B gunships from [[HA(L)-3|HAL-3 "Seawolf"]] sit on the deck of {{USS|Garrett County|LST-786|6}} in [[Mekong Delta]], South Vietnam.]]
The Army tested a great variety of experimental weapons on the UH-1; nearly anything that could be carried. The Army desired weapons with large calibers and high rates of fire, which led to the testing of a 20&nbsp;mm cannon on a large mount bolted to the cabin floor. The size of the weapon allowed very little room for movement. The Army further tested a full-size Vulcan cannon firing out the door of a UH-1. It was capable of firing 2400 rounds per minute, or about 40 rounds per second. Despite this being a significant reduction from the nearly 100 rounds per second fired by a standard Vulcan cannon, the installation proved too kinetic for the UH-1. Podded versions of the M24 20&nbsp;mm cannon were tested in combat over Vietnam. There was a wide variety of 7.62&nbsp;mm automatic weapons tested, including different installations of the M60 machine gun. AS-10 and SS-11 missiles were tested in several different configurations. High-capacity rocket launchers were also tested, such as the XM3 launcher, which had 24 launching tubes. Press photos were taken with the XM5 and XM3 installed on the same aircraft, but this arrangement could not be used because it was more than the gross take-off weight of the aircraft.<ref name="MutzaP39">Mutza 2013, p. 39.</ref>

During the Easter Offensive of 1972 by North Vietnam, experimental models of the TOW-firing XM26 were taken out of storage and sent to South Vietnam in response to the onslaught. The pilots had never fired a TOW missile before, and were given brief crash courses. Despite having little training with the units, the pilots managed to hit targets with 151 of the 162 missiles fired in combat, including a pair of tanks. The airborne TOW launchers were known as "Hawks Claws" and were based at [[Camp Holloway]].<ref name="MutzaP39"/> During the conflict, 7,013 UH-1s served in Vietnam and of these 3,305 were destroyed. In total, 1,151 pilots were killed, along with 1,231 other crew members (these figures are not including [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]] losses).<ref name="vhpa">{{cite web |url= https://www.vhpa.org/heliloss.pdf |title= Helicopter Losses During the Vietnam War |publisher= Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association |access-date= 5 September 2019 |archive-date= 29 October 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081029002005/http://www.vhpa.org/heliloss.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref name= "remarkheuy 2016"/>

Post Vietnam, the US Army continued to operate large numbers of Iroquois; they would see further combat during the [[United States invasion of Grenada|US invasion of Grenada]] in 1983, the [[United States invasion of Panama|US invasion of Panama]] in 1989, and the [[Gulf War]] in 1991.<ref name= "remarkheuy 2016"/> In the latter conflict, in excess of 400 Iroquois performed a variety of missions in the region; over a nine-month period, the fleet cumulatively reached 31,000 flight hours and achieved a stable fully mission capable rate of 70%. The type comprised more than 20% of all rotorcraft across the coalition and recorded 21% of the overall flying hours.<ref name= "remarkheuy 2016"/> Even after the Gulf War, the US Army had more than 2,800 Iroquois in its inventory; in particular, 389 UH-1Vs comprised 76% of the Army's medevac aircraft. Nevertheless, plans were mooted as early as 1992 to undertake a slow withdrawal of the aging type in favor of larger and more technologically advanced rotorcraft.<ref name= "remarkheuy 2016"/>

The US Army began phasing out the UH-1 with the introduction of the [[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk]] starting in the 1980s, although the Army UH-1 Residual Fleet had around 700 UH-1s that were to be retained until 2015, primarily in support of Army Aviation training at [[Fort Rucker]] and in selected [[Army National Guard]] units. Army support for the craft was intended to end in 2004; The UH-1 was retired from active Army service in early 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htatrit/articles/20130411.aspx |title= Death Traps No More |publisher= Strategypage.com |date= 11 April 2013 |access-date= 16 May 2013 |archive-date= 15 May 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130515212531/http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htatrit/articles/20130411.aspx |url-status= dead }}</ref> During 2009, Army National Guard retirements of the UH-1 accelerated with the introduction of the [[Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota]].<ref>{{cite web |last= Mehl |first= Maj. Thomas W |url= http://www.ng.mil/news/archives/2009/02/022609-Final.aspx |title= A Final LZ |publisher= Army National Guard |access-date= 25 August 2010 |archive-date= 12 July 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090712012315/http://www.ng.mil/news/archives/2009/02/022609-Final.aspx |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= Sommers |first= Larry |url= http://dma.wi.gov/dma/news/2009news/HueyRetirement.asp |title= Huey Retirement |publisher= Army National Guard |date= 4 May 2009 |access-date= 25 August 2010 |archive-date= 8 January 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100108143258/http://dma.wi.gov/dma/news/2009news/HueyRetirement.asp |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= Soucy |first= Staff Sgt. Jon |url= http://www.arng.army.mil/News/Pages/NewHelicoptersDeliveredtoDistrictofColumbiaNationalGuard.aspx |title= New Helicopters Delivered to District of Columbia National Guard |publisher= Army National Guard |date= 3 December 2009 |access-date= 25 August 2010 |archive-date= 10 March 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110310153512/http://www.arng.army.mil/News/Pages/NewHelicoptersDeliveredtoDistrictofColumbiaNationalGuard.aspx |url-status= dead }}</ref> In 2009 the Army National Guard marked 50 years of service of the Huey in the Army, and 40 with the National Guard and had a ceremonial end to its service at that time; in the coming years many final flights of the Huey in State National Guard took place.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Huey's Last Hurrah - National Guard |url=https://www.nationalguard.mil/Features/2009/Hueys-Last-Hurrah/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=www.nationalguard.mil}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=D.C. National Guard, Army Huey takes its final flight |url=https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article/627840/dc-national-guard-army-huey-takes-its-final-flight/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalguard.mil%2FNews%2FArticle-View%2FArticle%2F627840%2Fdc-national-guard-army-huey-takes-its-final-flight%2F |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=National Guard |language=en-US}}</ref> The Washington, D.C. Army National Guard had its last flight in 2011, and Pennsylvania in 2010.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Brittany |date=2010-04-21 |title=Pennsylvania Army National Guard's last Huey helicopter pilot ends 42-year career |url=https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2010/04/pennsylvania_army_national_gua_3.html |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=pennlive |language=en}}</ref> The final U.S. Army UH-1 was retired in late 2016, and transferred to a State police department.<ref>{{cite web |last= Edwards |first= J. D. |url= http://www.wsmr.army.mil/fn/Pages/Last-UH-1-Huey,-a-42-year-military-veteran-retires.aspx |title= Last UH-1 Huey, a 42-year military veteran retires |publisher= wsmr.army.mil |access-date= 3 July 2017 |archive-date= 23 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170723131114/http://www.wsmr.army.mil/fn/Pages/Last-UH-1-Huey,-a-42-year-military-veteran-retires.aspx |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref name= "remarkheuy 2016"/> In context, the Huey is still in service with Armed Forces overall, and the Air Force UH-1N were still in service as of 2024, but scheduled for replacement.<ref name=":3" />

===U.S. Air Force===
[[File:Huey Trio UH-1Ns Fly Over Joint Base Andrews, MD, May 10, 2019.jpg|thumb|Trio of UH-1N in 2019]]
[[File:UH-1N-6.jpg|thumb|A USAF UH-1N during Exercise Wounded Eagle '83]]
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In October 1965, the [[United States Air Force]] (USAF) [[20th Helicopter Squadron]] was formed at [[Tan Son Nhut Air Base]] in South Vietnam, equipped initially with [[Sikorsky S-61R|CH-3C]] helicopters. By June 1967, the UH-1F and UH-1P were also added to the unit's inventory and, by the end of the year, the entire unit had shifted from Tan Son Nhut to [[Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base]], with the CH-3s transferring to the [[21st Helicopter Squadron]]. On 1 August 1968, the unit was redesignated the 20th Special Operations Squadron. The 20th SOS's UH-1s were known as the ''Green Hornets'', stemming from their color, a primarily green two-tone camouflage (green and tan) was carried, and radio call-sign "Hornet". The main role of these helicopters were to insert and extract reconnaissance teams, provide cover for such operations, conduct psychological warfare, and other support roles for [[covert operation]]s especially in Laos and Cambodia during the so-called [[Laotian Civil War|Secret War]].<ref name="Covert">Mutza 1987, pp. 22–31.</ref>

USAF UH-1s were often equipped with automatic grenade launchers in place of the door guns. The XM-94 grenade launcher had been tested on Army rotorcraft prior to its use by the USAF. The unit was capable of firing 400 grenades per minute, up to 1,500 yards effective range.<ref>Mutza 2012, p. 33.</ref>

Into the twenty-first century, the USAF operates the [[Bell UH-1N Twin Huey|UH-1N]] for support of [[intercontinental ballistic missile]] (ICBM) sites, including transport of security personnel and distinguished visitors.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104464/uh-1n-huey/ |title= UH-1N Huey |publisher= U.S. Air Force |date= 30 September 2015 |access-date= 21 August 2017 |archive-date= 22 August 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170822012904/http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104464/uh-1n-huey/ |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.janes.com/article/71230/us-air-force-targets-july-for-uh-1n-replacement-solicitation |title= US Air Force targets July for UH-1N replacement solicitation |publisher= IHS Jane's Defence Weekly |date= 8 June 2017 |access-date= 21 August 2017 |archive-date= 22 August 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170822052644/http://www.janes.com/article/71230/us-air-force-targets-july-for-uh-1n-replacement-solicitation |url-status= dead }}</ref> On 24 September 2018, the USAF announced that the Boeing/Leonardo MH-139 (an [[AgustaWestland AW139|AW-139]] variant) had won a competition to replace the UH-1N fleet.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.defensenews.com/breaking-news/2018/09/24/the-air-force-picks-a-winner-for-its-huey-replacement-helicopter-contract/ |title= The Air Force picks a winner for its Huey replacement helicopter contract |first= Valerie |last= Insinna |date= 24 September 2018 |website= defensenews.com |access-date= 25 September 2018}}</ref> The UH-1N fleet is in service as of 2024, as production of the new type is ramped up.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Losey |first=Stephen |date=2024-01-30 |title=Boeing expects Grey Wolf helicopter deliveries to Air Force this year |url=https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/01/30/boeing-expects-grey-wolf-helicopter-deliveries-to-air-force-this-year/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Defense News |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Hadley |first=Greg |date=2023-11-20 |title=Air Force Gets Its Final Test MH-139 Helicopter from Boeing |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-final-test-mh-139-helicopter/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Air & Space Forces Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

===U.S. Navy===
[[File:US Navy 031209-N-9964S-018 Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Nate Gooding climbs into an HH-1M Huey.jpg|thumb|HH-1 Huey on exercises in 2003]]
The [[United States Navy|US Navy]] acquired a number of surplus UH-1B helicopters from the U.S. Army, these rotorcraft were modified into gunships, outfitted with special gun mounts and radar altimeters. They were known as ''Seawolves'' in service with Navy Helicopter Attack (Light) (HA(L)-3). UH-1C helicopters were also acquired during the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.seawolf.org/aircraft/aircraft.asp |title= Navy Seawolves |publisher= seawolf.org |access-date= 3 March 2012 |archive-date= 21 September 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100921065701/http://www.seawolf.org/aircraft/aircraft.asp |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://combatsar.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/Combatsar |title= History of US Navy Combat Search and Rescue |access-date= 12 November 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110708180137/http://combatsar.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/Combatsar |archive-date= 8 July 2011 |url-status= live}}</ref> The Seawolves worked as a team with Navy river patrol operations.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.blackpony.org/pressrel.html |title= River Patrol Force |publisher= Navy News Release |date= 1969 |access-date= 3 March 2012 |archive-date= 16 July 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716201553/http://www.blackpony.org/pressrel.html |url-status= dead }}</ref>

Four years after the disestablishment of [[Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) Three|HA(L)-3]], the Navy determined that it still had a need for gunships, establishing two new Naval Reserve Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadrons as part of the newly formed Commander, Helicopter Wing Reserve (COMHELWINGRES) in 1976. [[Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) Five|Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) Five (HA(L)-5)]], nicknamed the "Blue Hawks", was established at [[Naval Air Station Point Mugu]], California on 11 June 1977 and its sister squadron, Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) Four (HA(L)-4), known as the [[HSC-84|Red Wolves]], was formed at [[Naval Station Norfolk|Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia]] on 1 July 1976.<ref name=blue>{{cite web |url= http://bluehawksofhal-5.org/ |title= BLUEHAWKS of HAL-5 |work= bluehawksofhal-5.org |access-date= 10 March 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150108202616/http://www.bluehawksofhal-5.org/ |archive-date= 8 January 2015 |url-status= live}}</ref>

The last regular Navy Huey's, HH-1's for search and rescue were retired in 2009 and replaced by H-60 Seahawks,<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Navy retires the Huey {{!}} Shephard |url=https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/defence-helicopter/us-navy-retires-the-huey/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=www.shephardmedia.com}}</ref> and the last Marine Corp UH-1N were retired in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jennings |first=Gareth |date=4 September 2014 |title=UH-1N 'Huey' retired from USMC service |url=http://www.janes.com/article/42729/uh-1n-huey-retired-from-usmc-service |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206222521/http://www.janes.com/article/42729/uh-1n-huey-retired-from-usmc-service |archive-date=6 December 2014 |work=IHS Jane's Defence Weekly}}</ref>

===Drug Enforcement Administration===
The UH-1H has been used on multiple occasions by the American [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] (DEA); initially, these were usually borrowed from the U.S. Army to support planned missions, such for [[Operation Snowcap]], a large multi-year counter-[[narcotics]] action covering nine countries across [[Latin America]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2021-04/1985-1990_p_58-67.pdf |title= History |publisher= [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] |access-date= 27 June 2022 |page= 63}}</ref>

During the [[War in Afghanistan]], the DEA made use of a number of UH-1s stationed in the country for the purpose of conducting counter-narcotics raids. Operated by contractors, these Hueys provide transportation, surveillance, and air support for DEA FAST teams. During July 2009, four UH-1Hs and two [[Mi-17]]s were used in a raid that led to the arrest of an [[Afghan Border Police]] commander on corruption charges.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/09/afghan-hash-bust-underscores-official-corruption/ |title= Afghan hash bust underscores official corruption |publisher= Wired.com |access-date= 4 October 2009 |archive-date= 24 May 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130524014429/http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/09/afghan-hash-bust-underscores-official-corruption/ |url-status= dead }}</ref>

===Argentina===
Nine [[Argentine Army Aviation]] UH-1Hs and two [[Argentine Air Force]] [[Bell 212]] were included with the [[Argentine air forces in the Falklands War|aircraft deployed]] during the [[Falklands War]]. They performed general transport and SAR missions and were based at [[Port Stanley]] (BAM Puerto Argentino). Two of the Hueys were destroyed and, after the hostilities had ended, the remainder were captured by the British military.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/conflicto/212.html |title= Bell 212 |publisher= fuerzaaerea.mil.ar |date= 25 August 2010 |access-date= 25 May 2009 |archive-date= 17 April 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090417233840/http://www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/conflicto/212.html |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref name= "aeroespacio 2008">{{cite web |url= http://www.aeroespacio.com.ar/site/anteriores/538-550/542/site/_05Bell%20212.htm |title= ElBell 212 en la Fuerza Aérea |work= FAA official magazine |access-date= 27 June 2022 |archive-date= 28 October 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081028175607/http://www.aeroespacio.com.ar/site/anteriores/538-550/542/site/_05Bell%20212.htm |url-status= dead }}</ref> Three captured aircraft survive as museum pieces in England and Falklands.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

===Australia===
[[File:7RAR soldiers board a No. 9 Squadron UH-1 during Operation Santa Fe.jpg|thumb|left|Australian soldiers boarding a RAAF UH-1D in Vietnam, 1967]]

The [[Royal Australian Air Force]] employed the UH-1H until 1989. Iroquois helicopters of [[No. 9 Squadron RAAF]] were deployed to South Vietnam in mid 1966 in support of the [[1st Australian Task Force]]. In this role they were armed with single [[M60 machine gun|M60]] doorguns. In 1969 four of No. 9 Squadron's helicopters were converted to gunships (known as 'Bushrangers'), armed with two fixed forward firing M134 7.62&nbsp;mm minigun (one each side) and a 7-round rocket pod on each side. Aircrew were armed with twin M60 flexible mounts in each door. UH-1 helicopters were used in many roles including troop transport, [[medevac]] and Bushranger gunships for armed support.<ref name="auto">Eather 1995, p. 40.</ref> [[No. 35 Squadron RAAF|No. 35 Squadron]] and [[No. 5 Squadron RAAF|No. 5 Squadron]] also operated the Iroquois in various roles through the 1970s and 1980s. Between 1982 and 1986, the squadron contributed aircraft and aircrew to the Australian helicopter detachment which formed part of the [[Multinational Force and Observers]] [[peacekeeping]] force in the [[Sinai Peninsula]], [[Egypt]].<ref name="auto"/> During 1988, the RAAF began to re-equip with [[UH-60 Blackhawk|S-70A Blackhawk]]s.<ref name="auto"/>

[[File:Bell UH-1C Iroquois at the Fleet Air Arm Museum February 2015.jpg|thumb|A retired [[Royal Australian Navy]] (RAN) UH-1B]]
In 1989 and 1990, the RAAF's UH-1H Iroquois were subsequently transferred to the [[171st Aviation Squadron (Australia)|171st Aviation Squadron]] in [[Darwin, Northern Territory]] and the [[5th Aviation Regiment (Australia)|5th Aviation Regiment]] based in [[Townsville, Queensland]] following the decision that all battlefield helicopters would be operated by the Australian Army.<ref name=Eather151>Eather 1995, pp. 150–151.</ref> On 21 September 2007, the Australian Army retired the last of their Bell UH-1s. The last flight occurred in Brisbane on that day with the aircraft replaced by [[NH-90|MRH-90]] medium helicopters and [[Eurocopter Tiger|Tiger]] armed reconnaissance helicopters.<ref>{{cite web |last= Stackpool |first= Andrew |title= 40 Years of Top Service |url= http://digital.realviewtechnologies.com/default.aspx?xml=defencenews_army.xml&iid=38348&startpage=10&crd=0&searchKey=iroquois |work= Army |publisher= Directorate of Defence Newspapers |access-date= 28 February 2013 |location= Canberra, Australia |page= 10 |date= 22 July 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141217044108/http://digital.realviewtechnologies.com/default.aspx?xml=defencenews_army.xml&iid=38348&startpage=10&crd=0&searchKey=iroquois |archive-date= 17 December 2014 |url-status= live}}</ref>

The [[Royal Australian Navy]]'s [[723 Squadron RAN|723 Squadron]] also operated seven UH-1B from 1964 to 1989, with three of these aircraft lost in accidents during that time.<ref>[http://www.adf-serials.com.au/3a2.shtml "RAAF/Army A2/N9 Bell UH-1B/D/H Iroqois."] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411114354/http://www.adf-serials.com.au/3a2.shtml |date=11 April 2013}} ''ADF Serials''. Retrieved: 31 July 2012.</ref> 723 Squadron deployed Iroquois aircraft and personnel as part of the [[Experimental Military Unit]] during the Vietnam War.<ref>Australian Naval Aviation Museum (ANAM) 1998, p. 179.</ref>

===El Salvador===
Numerous UH-1s were operated by the [[Salvadoran Air Force]]; during the 1980s, it became the biggest and most experienced combat helicopter force in Central and South America, fighting for over a decade during the [[Salvadoran Civil War]] and having been trained by US Army in tactics developed during the Vietnam War. By the start of 1985, El Salvador had 33 UH-1s in its inventory, some configured as gunships and others as transports; furthermore, in the following years, the country expanded its UH-1 fleet further with assistance from the US government.<ref name= "ap1985"/><ref name="Carter Salvador Arms">{{cite news |title= Guerillas regroup as Carter switches on Salvador arms |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/25/weekinreview/the-world-in-summary-guerrillas-regroup-as-carter-switches-on-salvador-arms.html |newspaper= The New York Times |date= 25 January 1981}}</ref> Several Salvadoran UH-1M and UH-1H helicopters used were modified to carry bombs instead of rocket pods.<ref>{{cite web |last= Cooper |first= Tom |url= http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_158.shtml |title= El Salvador, 1980–1992 |publisher= Air Combat Information Group |date= 1 September 2003 |access-date= 3 September 2007 |archive-date= 5 November 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081105090238/http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_158.shtml |url-status= usurped }}</ref> The UH-1s enabled the military to avoid ground routes vulnerable to guerilla ambushes; the gunships were typically used to suppress hostile forces ahead of troops being inserted by UH-1 transports.<ref name= "ap1985">{{cite web |url= https://apnews.com/article/cc0eb8ee6c6aae2e0798bcdd6b0fbe6c |title= El Salvador To Get Four Helicopter Gunships, Four For Transport |publisher= apnews.com |first= Joseph B. |last= Frazier |date= 29 January 1985}}</ref>

===Germany===
[[File:Bell UH-1D SAR (Ltg 63).jpg|thumb|German UH-1D]]
[[File:Bell UH-1D Germany - Air Force, SXF Berlin (Schoenefeld), Germany PP1148368551.jpg|thumb|German UH-1D on exercises near Schönfeld, Germany (2006)]]

The German aerospace company [[Dornier Flugzeugwerke|Dornier]] constructed 352 UH-1Ds [[licensed production|under license]] between 1967 and 1981 for the West German [[Bundeswehr]].<ref name= "germanlegend"/> These saw service with both the German Army and German Air Force as utility helicopters, they were also commonly used for search and rescue (SAR) missions.<ref name="Drendel" /> After being replaced by newer twin-engine [[Eurocopter EC145]]s, the last UH-1Ds in German service were withdrawn on 12 April 2021.<ref name="germanlegend">{{Cite web |title= Das Heer verabschiedet eine Legende (The Army says goodbye to a legend) |url= https://www.bundeswehr.de/de/organisation/heer/aktuelles/das-heer-verabschiedet-eine-legende-5054736 |access-date= 27 April 2021 |website= bundeswehr.de |date= 13 April 2021 |language= de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/h145-officially-takes-on-domestic-sar-role-for-german-army |title= H145 officially takes on domestic SAR role for German Army |publisher= janes.com |date= 6 July 2020 |first= Gareth |last= Jennings}}</ref>

===Israel===
Israel withdrew its UH-1s from service in 2002, after 33 years of operation. They were replaced by Sikorsky [[UH-60 Blackhawk]] helicopters with an initial batch of 10 delivered during 1994. While some were passed on to pro-Israeli militias in Lebanon, eleven other UH-1Ds were reportedly sold to a Singapore-based logging company but were, instead, delivered in October 1978 to the [[Royal Rhodesian Air Force]] to skirt a [[United Nations]]-endorsed [[embargo]] imposed on the country during the [[Rhodesian Bush War]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-mideast/israel/af/types/bell1.htm |title= Israel: UH-1 |publisher= aeroflight.co.uk |access-date= 4 October 2009 |archive-date= 3 March 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100303225951/http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-mideast/israel/af/types/bell1.htm |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>Brent 1988, p. 14.</ref>

===Japan===
[[File:JGSDF International disaster relief activities in Pakistan.jpg|thumb|A [[Japan Ground Self-Defense Force|JGSDF]] Bell-Fuji UH-1H conducting [[2005 Kashmir earthquake|Kashmir earthquake]] relief activities (2005)]]
[[File:JGSDF UH-1H & Type87 mine dispenser 20110109-01.JPG|thumb|Japanese UH-1H armed with Type 87 mine dispenser]]

In 1960, Subaru made an agreement to produce the HU-1B for Japan, which was renamed the UH-1B in 1962, along with the HU-1H, renamed UH-1H. Bell and Subaru developed the UH-1J.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Made in SUBARU｜SUBARU BELL 412EPX｜SUBARU Aerospace Company |url=https://aerospace.subaru.co.jp/412epx/en/history.html |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=SUBARU Aerospace Company |language=en}}</ref>

Entering service starting in 1993, 130 UH-1J were produced by Fuji for the Japanese Self-Defense Force.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-12-21 |title=Philippine Army to receive UH-1J helicopters from Japan |url=https://www.key.aero/article/philippine-army-receive-uh-1j-helicopters-japan |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=key.aero |language=en}}</ref>

In 2005, a pair of [[Japan Ground Self-Defense Force]] (JGSDF) UH-1 helicopters were deployed to Pakistan for earthquake disaster relief.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/10/14/national/asdf-c-130s-depart-on-pakistan-relief-duty/ |title= ASDF C-130s depart on Pakistan relief duty |publisher= [[Japan Times]] |date= 14 October 2005 |access-date= 11 February 2016 |archive-date= 2 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402053446/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/10/14/national/asdf-c-130s-depart-on-pakistan-relief-duty/ |url-status= dead }}</ref> During 2010, after floods in Pakistan, UH-1s were again deployed to the country to aid in disaster relief.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/08/19/national/gsdf-choppers-pakistan-bound/ |title= GSDF choppers Pakistan-bound |publisher= Japan Times |date= 19 August 2010 |access-date= 11 February 2016 |archive-date= 2 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402053451/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/08/19/national/gsdf-choppers-pakistan-bound/ |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/10/27/national/chopper-unit-back-from-pakistan/ |title= Chopper unit back from Pakistan |publisher= Japan Times |date= 27 October 2010 |access-date= 11 February 2016 |archive-date= 2 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402053440/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/10/27/national/chopper-unit-back-from-pakistan/ |url-status= dead }}</ref> Japanese UH-1s have also been periodically used to conduct [[Aerial firefighting|water bombing]] against fires.<ref>{{cite news|author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= GSDF helicopter makes emergency landing at Tottori airport |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/03/29/national/gsdf-helicopter-makes-emergency-landing-tottori-airport/#.Wr2jcGaB1EI |work= [[Japan Times]] |date= 29 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330144951/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/03/29/national/gsdf-helicopter-makes-emergency-landing-tottori-airport/#.Wr2jcGaB1EI |archive-date= 30 March 2018 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title= GSDF helicopter makes emergency landing at western Japan airport |url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180329/p2g/00m/0dm/061000c |work= [[Mainichi Shimbun]] |date= 29 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329115302/https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180329/p2g/00m/0dm/061000c |archive-date= 29 March 2018 |url-status= dead}}</ref>

In the aftermath of the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]], Japan's UH-1 fleet was extensively deployed across the country for disaster relief purposes; they also conducted reconnaissance flights over the stricken [[Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant]] while carrying radiation detection equipment to help inform planners of the plant's condition.<ref>{{cite web|last= Hiscock |first= Kyle W |url=http://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a560865.pdf |title= Thesis: Japan's Self Defense Forces after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Toward a new Status Quo |publisher= dtic.mil |date= March 2012 |access-date= 30 September 2017 |archive-date= 16 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216050634/http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a560865.pdf |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1856031 |title= Introduction to Aerial Radiological Measurements |publisher=osti.gov |access-date= 27 June 2022|last1= Wasiolek |first1= Piotr T. }}</ref>

By the early 2020s, Japan's [[Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency]] was in the process of recapitalising much of the JGSDF's rotarywing capability; it is planned for a locally-built model of the twin-engined multirole [[Bell 412]] helicopter to replace the remaining older UH-1s in Japanese service; the new helicopter will be called the H-2 in JSDF service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/jgsdf-beefs-up-rotorcraft-to-address-tougher-neighbourhood/138957.article |title= JGSDF beefs up rotorcraft to address tougher neighbourhood |publisher= [[Flight International]] |first= Greg |last= Waldron |date= 24 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/tokyo-provides-more-details-about-jgdsfs-new-uh-2-helicopter |title= Tokyo provides more details about JGDSF's new UH-2 helicopter |publisher= janes.com |first= Alessandra |last= Giovanzanti |date= 19 July 2021}}</ref> The first flight of the Subaru UH-2 took place in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ng |first=Jr |date=2022-05-26 |title=Subaru UH-2 helicopter performs maiden flight |url=https://www.asianmilitaryreview.com/2022/05/subaru-uh-2-helicopter-performs-maiden-flight/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Asian Military Review |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Lebanon===
During the early 1990s, the [[Lebanese Air Force]] (LAF) inducted their first UH-1 helicopters.<ref name= "vertical leb2021"/> During the [[2007 Lebanon conflict]], at the Battle of Nahr el-Bared in North Lebanon, the Lebanese Army, lacking fixed-wing aircraft, modified several UH-1Hs to carry {{convert|500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} [[Mark 82 bomb]]s, enabling it to perform [[helicopter bombing]], and used it to strike militant-held positions. Specifically, special mounting points were installed along the sides of each Huey for the carriage of these high explosive bombs.<ref>{{cite web |last= Kahwaji |first= Riad |url= http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/09/the_victory_leb_1.php |title= The victory – Lebanon developed helicopter bombers |publisher= Ya Libnan |date= 3 September 2007 |access-date= 3 September 2007 |archive-date= 28 September 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070928041018/http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/09/the_victory_leb_1.php |url-status= dead }}</ref> In the aftermath of the [[2020 Beirut explosion]], UH-1s participated in the disaster response, and were used to extinguish fires.<ref name= "vertical leb2021"/>

Typically, the fleet is tasked with performing search and rescue, troop transport, aerial firefighting and utility missions.<ref name= "vertical leb2021"/> In the late 2010s, specially modified UH-1Ds participated in the first [[LIDAR]] mapping exercise in the country.<ref>{{cite journal |url= https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Self-made-construction-to-mount-the-Riegl-VP-1-POD-on-a-Bell-UH-1D-helicopter-of-the_fig2_344758332 |title= Between Land and Sea: An Airborne LiDAR Field Survey to Detect Ancient Sites in the Chekka Region/Lebanon Using Spatial Analyses |last1=Rom |first1=Jakob |last2=Haas |first2=Florian |last3=Manuel |first3=Stark |last4=Dremel |first4=Fabian |last5=Becht |first5=Michael |last6=Kopetzky |first6=Karin |last7=Schwall |first7=Christoph |last8=Wimmer |first8=Michael |last9=Pfeifer |first9=Norbert |last10=Mardini |first10=Mahmoud |last11=Hermann |first11=Genz |date= October 2020 |pages= 248–268 |volume= 6 |journal= Open Archaeology |doi= 10.1515/opar-2020-0113|s2cid= 224769155 |doi-access= free }}</ref> During February 2021, an additional three Bell UH-1H-IIs were delivered to the LAF by Bell to augment their existing fleet.<ref name= "vertical leb2021">{{cite web |url= https://verticalmag.com/press-releases/bell-delivers-three-huey-iis-to-the-lebanese-air-force/ |title= Bell delivers three Huey IIs to the Lebanese Air Force |publisher= verticalmag.com |date= 23 February 2021}}</ref>

===New Zealand===
[[File:RNZAF Iroquois 2009.jpg|thumb|left|A Royal New Zealand Air Force No. 3 Squadron UH-1H Iroquois, November 2009]]

The [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]] had an active fleet of 13 Iroquois serving with [[No. 3 Squadron RNZAF]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.airforce.mil.nz/about-us/squadrons/3-squadron/3-squadron-history.htm |title= RNZAF – 3 Squadron History |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130206000656/http://airforce.mil.nz/about-us/squadrons/3-squadron/3-squadron-history.htm |archive-date= 6 February 2013 |work= Royal New Zealand Air Force |access-date= 4 September 2012}}</ref> The first delivery was five UH-1D in 1966 followed in 1970 by nine UH-1H and one more UH-1H in 1976. All of the UH-1D aircraft were upgraded to 1H specification during the 1970s. Two ex-U.S. Army UH-1H attrition airframes were purchased in 1996. Three aircraft have been lost in accidents.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.airforce.mil.nz/about-us/aircraft/iroquois.htm |title= RNZAF – Aircraft – UH-1H Iroquois |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130206000750/http://airforce.mil.nz/about-us/aircraft/iroquois.htm |archive-date= 6 February 2013 |url-status= live |work= Royal New Zealand Air Force |access-date= 18 October 2012}}</ref>

The RNZAF has retired the Iroquois, with the [[NHIndustries NH90]] as its replacement.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/air-force-retires-iroquois/57CUCD3WXTDPQC4GJOWZABX2YA/ |title= Air Force retires Iroquois |date= 22 September 2009 |access-date= 9 December 2021 |work= [[The New Zealand Herald]]}}</ref>  Eight active NH90 helicopters plus one spare have been procured. This process was initially expected to be completed by the end of 2013, but was delayed until 2016. Individual aircraft were retired as they reach their next major group servicing intervals; the UH-1H was retired as the NH90 fleet stood up.<ref name="NZNH90">{{cite web |url= http://www.airforce.mil.nz/projects/nh90.htm |title= NH90 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120211232139/http://www.airforce.mil.nz/projects/nh90.htm |archive-date= 11 February 2012 |work= Royal New Zealand Air Force |access-date= 30 January 2012}}</ref> On 21 May 2015, the remaining UH-1H fleet of six helicopters conducted a final tour of the country ahead of its planned retirement on 1 July. During 49 years of service the type had seen service in areas including the U.K., Southeast Asia, Timor, the [[Solomon Islands]], various South Pacific nations, and the Antarctic.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/rnzaf-huey-embarks-on-final-domestic-tour/116976.article |title= RNZAF Huey embarks on final domestic tour |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150610090440/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/rnzaf-huey-embarks-on-final-domestic-tour-412661/ |archive-date= 10 June 2015 |work= Flightglobal |access-date= 9 December 2021 |first=Peter |last= Clark |date= 22 May 2015 |url-access= registration}}</ref>

One was preserved in the New Zealand National museum after its retirement from service in 2013, delivered to the museum in 2015; it had had been in service many decades entering RNZAF service in 1966.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bell UH-1H Iroquois |url=https://airforcemuseum.co.nz/aircraft/bell-uh-1h-iroquois-nz3801/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Air Force Museum of New Zealand |language=en-NZ}}</ref>

===Philippines===
[[File:Airmen with the 6th SOS train Philippine airmen to use a rope ladder.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Philippine Air Force]] Airmen with the [[6 SOS|6th SOS]] unit of the USAF during a bilateral exercise]]

The [[Philippine Air Force]] (PAF) has a long history of acquiring [[United States Air Force]] assets, including the Bell UH-1.On 29 March 1969 the PAF received the first UH-1 Hueys and a unit was reorganized into the 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing. The Huey platforms were brand-new equipped with the latest avionics and pilots were provided ballistics helmets.  The first four helicopters with tail numbers 290, 291, 292 and 293 came straight out of the factory, the US Army having started commissioning initials productions only two years before.

In PAF service, the type was regularly used to combat local insurgents as well as to conduct disaster relief operations after several earthquakes and typhoons hit the nation.<ref name= "decomm paf2021"/> Learning from this experience, the PAF decided to arm the Hueys with machineguns. In February 1971, aircrew members of the unit underwent gunnery training at Fort Magsaysay. The sparkling new M-60 machineguns now enhanced the Hueys’ capability to provide fire support from the air. The new-found fire power was ably demonstrated in punitive operations at Barrio Talbac, San Ildefonso, Bulacan, on 7–8 April 1971. In the ensuing encounter, Huk Commander Beto and his aide named Yoyong were killed.[[Francis Ford Coppola]] filmed ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' in the Philippines primarily because President [[Ferdinand Marcos]] agreed to let Coppola use Philippine Hueys to film the iconic scene with [[Robert Duvall]] as Lt. Colonel Kilgore.<ref name="Apocalypse Now">{{cite web |last1= De Semlyen |first1= Phil |title= Anatomy of a Scene: Apocalypse Now |url= https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/apocalypse-now-storyboards/ |website= Empire Magazine |date= 20 May 2011 |access-date= 29 October 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171029072150/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/apocalypse-now-storyboards/ |archive-date= 29 October 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref>

In 2004, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) procured 20 refurbished UH-1H 'Huey' helicopters from Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aero) in a deal worth US$12 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/294253748|title=Philippine Air Force buys Hueys from Singapore|website=ResearchGate}}</ref> In 2013, due to urgent operational requirements the PAF Procured Brand New [[Bell 412]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.helicopterinvestor.com/news/86582/bell-delivers-final-bell-412ep-to-philippine-dnd/|title=Bell delivers final Bell 412EP to Philippine DND}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pco.gov.ph/march-09-2016-news-releases/|title=Presidential Communications Office - March 09, 2016 – News Releases|website=pco.gov.ph}}</ref> delivered in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.bellflight.com/en-US/162317-bell-helicopter-delivers-final-bell-412ep-aircraft-to-the-philippine-department-of-national-defense|title=Bell Helicopter Delivers Final Bell 412EP Aircraft to the Philippine Department of National Defense|date=16 August 2015|website=Bell newsroom}}</ref> Procured another batch of 21 units refurbished Bell [[UH-1D]] now with Nigh Vision Compatible Cockpit with a budget of PHP1.26bn ($28m) contract with Rice Aircraft Services and Eagle Copters joint venture (JV) delivered in 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.paf.mil.ph/history/philippine-air-force-2010-2016 | title=The Philippine Air Force (2010-2016) &#124; Philippine Air Force }}</ref><ref name="The Philippine Star">{{cite news |url= http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/12/30/1273374/paf-welcomes-supply-deal-boosting-helicopter-fleet |title= PAF welcomes supply deal boosting helicopter fleet |newspaper= The Philippine Star |date= 30 December 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170703151455/http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2013/12/30/1273374/paf-welcomes-supply-deal-boosting-helicopter-fleet |archive-date= 3 July 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.dnd.gov.ph/transparency/procurement/DND_BAC/Invitation_to_bid/ITB%20AUG%2013.pdf |title= DND set to acquire 21 refurbished Huey helicopters |access-date= 26 August 2013 |publisher= DND.gov.ph |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170702070356/http://www.dnd.gov.ph/transparency/procurement/DND_BAC/Invitation_to_bid/ITB%20AUG%2013.pdf |archive-date= 2 July 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref> Furthermore, during October 2019, the Philippines made a deal with Japan to acquire some of its spare parts inventory; this reportedly was to facilitate the restoration of 7 units stored UH-1s to flightworthy condition.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2019/10/11/philippine-air-force-reactivates-seven-old-huey-helos-thanks-to-spares-from-japan/ |title= Philippine air force reactivates seven old Huey helos thanks to spares from Japan |publisher= defensenews.com |first= Mike |last= Yeo |date= 11 October 2019}}</ref> By January 2021, the PAF had 13 UH-1H and 10 UH-1D helicopters in an operational condition.<ref name="UH1_Maxdefense">{{cite web |url= https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1471644173006235&id=117625771741422&__tn__=%2As%2As-R |title= Estimated Quantity of UH-1 Family of Helicopters of the Philippine Air Force |website= Maxdefense Philippines FB Page |publisher= Max Montero |access-date= 27 January 2021}}</ref>{{Self-published inline|date=November 2021}}

On 2021, a plan to retire all of the PAF's remaining UH-1 helicopters was raised,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://mb.com.ph/2021/01/24/prrd-to-retire-all-huey-helicopters-in-paf-fleet/ |title= PRRD to retire all Huey helicopters in PAF fleet |website= Manila Bulletin |date= 24 January 2021 |access-date= 24 January 2021}}</ref> following a series of crashes involving the type.  On 14 October 2021, the PAF officially decommissioned the remainder of its UH-1D fleet, the retired rotorcraft were stored at Clark Air Base. However airworthy airframes were returned to service due to lack of aircraft.<ref>https://www.paf.mil.ph/news-articles/paf-uh-1h-helicopters-back-action</ref><ref name= "decomm paf2021">{{cite web |url= http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/2021-10/14/c_1310244628.htm |title= Philippine military decommissions 10 U.S.-made vintage helicopters |publisher= xinhuanet.com |date= 14 October 2021}}</ref> The role of the UH-1 is to be performed by recently delivered [[Poland]] Built PZL Mielec ([[Sikorsky S-70i]]) helicopters which were acquired through Multi-Year Contractual Authority (MYCA);<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/BESF/BESF2025/B12a.pdf|title=Wayback Machine|website=www.dbm.gov.ph}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.asianmilitaryreview.com/2021/11/philippines-receives-final-batch-of-s-70i-black-hawk-helos/ |title= Philippines receives final batch of S-70i Black Hawk helos |publisher= asianmilitaryreview.com |date= 12 November 2021}}</ref> in January 2022

In 2022, the Philippines said that some of the retired Huey's will be reactivated with the help of Turkish company ASFAT.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://militaryleak.com/2022/05/04/philippines-air-forces-to-reactivate-retired-hueys-with-turkish-defense-company-asfat/|title=Philippines Air Forces to Reactivate Retired Hueys with Turkish Defense Company ASFAT|date=4 May 2022|website=militaryleak.com}}</ref> Also, in 2022, Japan planned to donate UH-1s leaving its service to the Philippine Army.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Japan to donate UH-1J helicopter to Philippine Army |url=https://www.singaporeairshow.com/top-reads/japan-to-donate-uh-1j-helicopter-to-philippine-army |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=singaporeairshow.com}}</ref> Japan is introducing new Huey's as replacement. As of December 2024, twenty-three units are in active service.<ref>[https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=106507]</ref>

===Rhodesia===
Very late in the [[Rhodesian Bush War]], the [[Rhodesian Air Force]] obtained 11 former Israeli Agusta-Bell 205As in violation of [[International sanctions|sanction]]s on the nation, allegedly having used a series of intermediaries to evade them.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1978/12/15/rhodesia-admits-us-helicopters-used-in-war-against-guerrillas/bff13e67-e843-48d4-8944-7705ad934d37/ |title= Rhodesia Admits U.S. Helicopters Used in War Against Guerrillas |date= 15 December 1978 |newspaper= [[The Washington Post]] |access-date= 29 December 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160305061425/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1978/12/15/rhodesia-admits-us-helicopters-used-in-war-against-guerrillas/bff13e67-e843-48d4-8944-7705ad934d37/ |archive-date= 5 March 2016 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/international/story/19790131-mystery-surrounding-us-made-huey-helicopters-smuggled-into-ian-smiths-rhodesia-solved-821818-2014-12-26 |title= Mystery surrounding US-made Huey helicopters smuggled into Ian Smith's Rhodesia solved |first= Chhotu |last= Karadia |date= 31 January 1979}}</ref> Locally known as ''Cheetahs'', these helicopters were returned to a flightworthy condition and then assigned to No. 8 Squadron, after which they participated in the counter-insurgency effort, usually functioning as armed gunships as well as troop transports. During September 1979, one Cheetah was lost in combat after being hit by an RPG while flying over [[Mozambique]]. At least another three other UH-1s were also lost. The surviving helicopters were put up for sale in 1990.<ref name="Rhodesia">{{cite web |url= http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-africa/zim/af/types/ab205.htm |title= Zimbabwe – Air Force – Aircraft Types |publisher= Aeroflight |access-date= 20 May 2009 |archive-date= 1 March 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100301162342/http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-africa/zim/af/types/ab205.htm |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://sofrep.com/news/fire-force-rhodesias-coin-killing-machine-part-3/ |title= Fire Force: Rhodesia's COIN Killing Machine (Part 3) |publisher= sofrep.com |first= Dan |last= Tharp |date= 16 June 2012}}</ref>

===Yemen===
In July 2009, Yemen received four UH-1Hs. These remained grounded for almost all the time they were in Yemen; at least one helicopter was heavily damaged during Saudi-led airstrikes on Al Daylami and [[Al Anad Air Base]]s.<ref name="Rhodesia" />