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Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program Focusing On Communication Capabilities

Pat Host

Friday, July 8th, 2016

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Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program Focusing On Communication Capabilities

One of the "green" S-92s flies at Lockheed Martin's Owego, N.Y., campus. Photo: Sikorsky.

The Marine Corps is committing to mastering the communications system in the Presidential Helicopter Replacement (PHR) program to ensure the new helicopter to fly future presidents actually gets fielded.A rotorcraft expert believes the communications suite on the presidential helicopter is incredibly important because no other rotary wing vehicle in the world needs to be able to communicate with virtually anyone in wartime. Lexington Institute think tank CEO Loren Thompson said recently when the president is onboard during wartime, there is…

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