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 May 7, 2021: In 2021 Ukraine began building American UH-1 (Huey) helicopters, under license, in the state-owned Odessa Aviation Plant. This plant is one of the largest MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) operations for Russian Cold War era jet fighters, transports and trainers. This includes engine overhaul. Since its founding in 2011 the Odessa Aviation Plant as specialized in MRO rather than building aircraft but it is currently the facility with room, equipment and skilled personnel to build the UH-1. The first Ukrainian UH-1 will be complete in late August, in time for the 30th Anniversary of independence from Russia (Soviet Union). Details of the license were not made public and negotiations were apparently still underway with Bell Aircraft, a division of Textron since 1960. The Bell space program and jet aircraft operations were absorbed by other Textron divisions while Bell Aircraft became a major Textron division because of its

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