Rotorcraft
Bell 412EPX Makes Asia Debut
Subaru and Bell continue to develop the Bell 412, in part driven by a Japanese military requirement for a new utility helicopter.
The Subaru-Bell 412EPX is a development of the 412EPI incorporating Subaru’s laser-peening technology in the main rotor gearbox.
The Subaru-Bell 412EPX is a development of the 412EPI incorporating Subaru’s laser-peening technology in the main rotor gearbox.

Subaru and Bell brought the 412EPX commercial helicopter to the Singapore Airshow, where the type—and Subaru itself—is making its first appearance in Asia. The two companies first developed this latest model of Bell’s “Huey” family to answer the UH-X New Utility Helicopter requirement issued by the Japanese ministry of defense (JMOD) and then tailored it to the commercial/parapublic market.


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