B?ll T?xt??n Inc., ? T?xt??n Inc. c?m??n?, h?s c?m?l?t?? th? ??liv??? ?? th? ?i?st th??? B?ll 505 h?lic??t??s t? th? R????lic ?? K???? N?v? (ROKN), ??ttin? int? m?ti?n ? c?nt??ct th?t is ?x??ct?? t? s?? ?? t? 40 B?ll 505 h?lic??t??s ??ilt ?n? ??liv???? ?? 2025. In 2016, B?ll H?lic??t?? ?nv?il?? its B?ll 505 li?ht h?lic??t?? ???in? th? R????lic ?? K???? A?m? Avi?ti?n C?m??t D?v?l??m?nt S?min?? wh??? s??j?ct m?tt?? ?x???ts ?isc?ss?? it ?s ?n ????????l? t??inin? s?l?ti?n ??? milit??? ?????ti?ns. B?ll H?lic??t?? ??cl???? th?i? int?nti?n t? ?i? ??? S??th K????’s ??c?min? THX t??inin? h?lic??t?? ????i??m?nt t? ???l?c? th? MD 500s.
In M?? 2022, ? c?nt??ct ??tw??n th? R????lic ?? K????’s D???ns? Ac??isiti?n P?????m A?minist??ti?n ?n? B?ll w?s si?n?? ??t?? th? B?ll 505 w?s s?l?ct?? ?s th? n?w R????lic ?? K???? milit??? h?lic??t?? t??in??. Th? B?ll 505 h?lic??t??s will ?? ?s?? ?? ??th th? ROKN ?n? th? R????lic ?? K???? A?m? (ROKA) t? t??in th?i? ?il?ts. Th? incl?si?n ?? th? R????lic ?? K???? A?m?? F??c?s t?k?s th? t?t?l n?m??? ?? ??v??nm?nt ???nci?s w??l?wi?? th?t ?tiliz? th? B?ll 505 ?s its h?lic??t?? t??in?? t? s?v?n – In??n?si?n N?v?, J?m?ic?n Ai? F??c?, J???n C??st G????, H??iz?n Int??n?ti?n?l Fli?ht Ac???m? ?? th? UAE, A?m?? F??c?s ?? M?nt?n????, ?n? th? R???l J????ni?n Ai? F??c?.
“Th? R????lic ?? K???? A?m?? F??c?s’ ??cisi?n t? in??ct th? B?ll 505 is ? t?st?m?nt t? th?i? n??? ??? ?n ??v?nc?? h?lic??t?? t??inin? ?l?t???m. Th? B?ll 505’s st?t?-??-th?-??t t??inin? ?nvi??nm?nt ?nm?tch?? in th?t cl?ss ?? h?lic??t?? will ??liv?? skills t? th?i? n?xt ??n???ti?n ?? ?il?ts th?t will ?nh?nc? th?i? ?????ti?n?l ????in?ss. W? ??? ??ivil???? t? ?l?? ? ???t in ??il?in? th?s? c?itic?l c????iliti?s ?n? s?????tin? th? A?m?? F??c?s’ ?l??t with in??st??-l???in? ??t??m??k?t ??????ms” s?i? S?m??? R?hm?n, m?n??in? ?i??ct??, Asi? P?ci?ic, B?ll.
Th? B?ll 505 J?t R?n??? X (JRX) is ?n Am??ic?n/C?n??i?n li?ht h?lic??t?? ??v?l???? ?n? m?n???ct???? ?? B?ll H?lic??t??. Th? B?ll 505 w?s ?nv?il?? ?t th? 2013 P??is Ai?sh?w in J?n? 2013 ?s th? B?ll SLS (Sh??t Li?ht Sin?l?).
Ov?? 400 ??liv??i?s ?? th? ?i?c???t h?v? ???n m??? ?n? m??? th?n 100,000 ?l???l ?l??t h???s cl?ck??. With its ???l-ch?nn?l FADEC-c?nt??ll?? ?n?in?, ?l?ss c?ck?it, c?st?miz??l? c??in s??c?, ti?-??wns ?n? tw?-?l???? ??t?? s?st?m, th? B?ll 505 is ? l???in? ?i?c???t in its cl?ss – ?n? th?t ?ns???s ???ici?nc? ?n? ????n???ilit? in ?v??? ??c?t ?n? ?n ?v??? ?li?ht.