AHI delivers Army’s 400th Lakota

Airbus Helicopters Inc. delivered the Army’s 400th UH-72A Lakota helicopter fulfilling its contract requirements to date. The UH-72A is one of the key helicopter models the Army will operate for the foreseeable future, including for training at Fort Rucker, Ala. The platform is a twin-engine aircraft with a digital glass cockpit, flight controls, and navigation systems. Army and Army National Guard units operate the UH-72A in a variety of missions, including flight training, surveillance and reconnaissance, medical evacuations, border security, VIP transport and disaster response. The UH-72A is assembled at the AHI’s facility in Columbus, Miss. (Source: Defense World 10/09/17)