Politicos, AE rally for Lakotas

Mississippi’s political powerbrokers rallied with the leadership of EADS North America at its American Eurocopter subsidiary in Columbus on Thursday to asking Congress to restore FY-14 funding for the production of the Army's highly adaptable UH-72A Lakota helicopter. The Columbus-based AE plant produces Lakota’ for use in a wide range of roles for the Army, Army National Guard and Navy at a unit cost of just $5.5 million each. The UH-72A has been cited by the Defense Department as a model defense acquisition program. DoD proposed 31 fewer helos than the Army wanted; and effectively ending Lakota production by the end of 2014. Source: Marketwired, May 30, 2013.http://finance.yahoo.com/news/mississippians-call-congress-restore-funds-195842862.html