The Navy awarded Vertex Aerospace a $70 million contract for base year Contractor Logistics and Maintenance Support (CLS) for the service’s new TH-73A trainer helicopter, Naval Air Systems Command said Friday. Earlier this year, the Navy awarded Leonardo’s AgustaWestland a $176 million contract ...

More than 50 million flight hours have been logged with the T-53 turboshaft engine, powering military aircraft including the UH-1 Huey, the AH-1 Cobra, and recently the Kaman K-Max, which the U.S. Marine Corps has used for unmanned cargo delivery missions in dangerous situations. On this episode, ...