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L-3 Link Awarded Army Contract To Add UH-72A Lakota Simulation To AVCATT

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, February 12th, 2014

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L-3 Link Awarded Army Contract To Add UH-72A Lakota Simulation To AVCATT

AVCATT Computer Illustration. Image: L-3 Link

L-3’s [LLL] Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) Wednesday said it will retrofit one Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT) suite with UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) simulated platforms under a contract from the Army’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training & Instrumentation. The initial upgrade will be at an Army National Guard (ARNG) AVCATT suite housed at South Carolina National Guard Base in Eastover, S.C. Under the initial award, and any potential follow-on contract options, L-3 will deliver…

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