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Army Picks Up Second-Year Option For UH-72A Virtual Maintenance Training Program

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017

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The Army has picked up the second-year option on a contract with DiSTI Corporation to continue supporting virtual maintenance training (VMT) simulators for the UH-72A Lakota helicopter.The option was picked up after successful completion of the initial $4.4 million deal in which DiSTI delivered twelve workstations to train forces on how to perform maintenance tasks for the helicopter within an interactive 3D environment. The VMT’s were delivered to the Western Army National Guard Aviation Training Site in Marana, Arizona in…

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