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EADS N.A. Awarded $67 Million For UH-72A Mission Packages

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Friday, October 8th, 2010

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The Army has awarded the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) North America a $67 million contract for the supply of Mission Equipment Packages (MEP) on UH- 72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters to be operated by Army National Guard Security and Support Battalions (S&S Battalions). This contract award is the first phase of a total contract value estimated to be approximately $152 million. Built at the EADS American Eurocopter facility in Columbus, Miss., these system improvements will be outfitted…

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