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Leonardo Cleared To Build New Navy Helo Trainer

Thursday, May 14th, 2020

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Leonardo Cleared To Build New Navy Helo Trainer

Leonardo's winning TH-119 bid for the U.S. Navy TH-73A Advanced Helicopter Training Systems (AHTS) aircraft. (Image: Leonardo)

Leonardo’s AgustaWestland is now cleared to build the Navy’s new helicopter trainer after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied a protest of its win by competitor Airbus Helicopters. In January, the Navy awarded Leonardo an initial $176 million contract to produce and deliver 32 TH-73A Advanced Helicopter Training Systems with its bid of the TH-110 helicopter. The aircraft is derived from the company’s AW109 Trekker (Defense Daily, Jan. 13). The Nayv expects to eventually procure up to 130 helicopters to…

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