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Army

Lakota Utility Helicopter Delivers For The Army, Officer Says

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

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NASHVILLE, Tenn.--At a time of fiscal austerity and ruthless pruning of non-performing programs, the UH-72A light utility helicopter, a commercial-off-the-shelf procurement, has been “performing admirably,” says the project officer for utility helicopters. “It’s been a real success story for us, its been on schedule, and met it’s cost targets,” Col. Thomas Todd told reporters at the Army Aviation Association of America annual professional forum. To date, the Army has taken delivery of 200 of the Lakotas out of a planned…

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