Test Vehicle 3 (TV-3), the third VH-71 helicopter built for the presidential helicopter program, is undergoing final assembly and mission systems integration to enable the helicopter to be used as a command and control platform by the White House, according to Lockheed Martin [LMT]. The Lockheed Martin-AgustaWestland industry team began installing and integrating the test helicopter with the advanced mission systems after the aircraft arrived in the United States via an Air Force C-17 cargo plane from AgustaWestland's facility in…
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