UH-72A Lakota
American Eurocopter, the American subsidiary of Eurocopter,
has been granted production authorization for the UH-72A and
EC145 helicopters, enabling these rotary-wing aircraft to be U.S.
made for military and civilian customers. The production authorization
was granted by the Federal Aviation Administration
enabling deliveries of U.S. made UH-72As to begin for operational
Army units. The first such aircraft is Lakota no.10, which
was delivered on August 27, 2007, from American Eurocopter’s
Columbus, Mississippi facility. American Eurocopter is now able
to phase in the manufacturing, build-up, flight test and certification
of UH-72As/EC145s at Columbus and deliver these helicopters
to U.S. customers with full U.S. certification.
NH90
In early September 2007, the Swedish Defence Materiel
Administration (FMV) took delivery of a second TTH (tactical
transport helicopter) version of the NH90, the first aircraft to
have been assembled by Patria(1). This helicopter will be used
for training the Swedish armed forces.
In October, the NH90 GITA(2) for the Italian Army received
its qualification in an IOC(3) configuration.
