Thailand requests 9 more Lakotas

Thailand has requested to buy nine more UH-72A Lakota helicopters in a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) deal worth an estimated $89 million. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on Sept. 26 of the potential follow-on FMS deal. The Royal Thai Army was already approved to receive six Lakotas. (Source: Flight Global 10/02/14) Central Mississippi Note: The twin-engine EC145s are produced at Airbus Helicopters Inc.’s facility in Columbus, Miss.