
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 Wednesday.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 operational…