The Army awarded Airbus Helicopters a contract worth up to a maximum of $867 million to provide spare parts and material and engineering support for UH-72A Lakota helicopters, the company said Dec. 21.The Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) contract has one base year with four one-year options. Airbus is set to provide the helicopter support at Army and National Guard bases in 43 states; Kwajalein, Guam; Puerto Rico; and Germany. The U.S. bases include Fort Rucker, Ala. where the UH-72A is…
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