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New UH-72A For National Guard Security & Support Mission

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Friday, November 19th, 2010

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The product office for the Army's Light Utility Helicopter, the UH-72A Lakota showcased its latest version of the prototype aircraft to meet National Guard requirements Nov. 16 at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) North America-built Lakota helicopter Mission Equipment Package (MEP) meets requirements of Army National Guard (ARNG) Security and Support (S&S) battalions. All the S&S MEP components were required to be commercially available. "The MEP significantly improves the UH-72A capabilities for conducting the…

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