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EADS North America Successfully Completes UH-72A High/Hot Flights

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Thursday, July 30th, 2009

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European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) North America yesterday announced it completed a series of successful "high/hot" flight demonstrations of its UH- 72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), meeting expressed Army requirements for an armed scout helicopter. These flights proved that the UH-72A platform, currently being delivered to the Army by EADS North America, is able to meet the service's demanding high altitude/high temperature mission profiles--for both current and future armed aerial scout operations--even in the world's most challenging…

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