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EADS NA LUH ‘Very Successful,’ Aviation Official Says

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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

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The Army's Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), produced by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS), is progressing speedily and well, the program officer said. The LUH is "very successful, 86 aircraft have been delivered to date," Col. Neil Thurgood, Army Project Manager for the utility helicopter office, said at the Association for the United States Army annual conference in Washington, D.C. "What's unique about the program is the speed at which it happened," he said. "It validates the promise…

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