NAS WHITING FIELD, Fla. - Vertex Aerospace, a Madison, Miss.-based defense contractor with operations in Crestview, Fla., was awarded a $71.3M contract to provide maintenance and logistics services for both legacy TH-57A helicopters used for pilot training along with the new TH-73A helicopters that are to become the new training aircraft at NAS Whiting. The contract covers just the initial year of work. It includes options for six additional years that could bring the contract’s total value to more than $471M, according to the Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Md. In January, the Navy announced it would acquire 32 TH-73As, with an Advanced Helicopter Training System, built by AgustaWestland in Philadelphia at a cost of $176.5M. NASWF is the center of helicopter pilot training for the Navy, Marines and Coast Guard. (Source: News Journal 03/20/21)
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