
Airbus Helicopters received a $65.8 million order in contract options for 12 additional UH-72A Lakota helicopters and associated mission equipment packages, the company said Thursday.The original contract associated with these options was first selected in a 2006 competitive contract for an aircraft capable of a range of Army and Army National Guard missions: training, search and rescue, medical evacuation, border security, command and control, VIP transport, and general utility.The UH-72A is a twin-engine helicopter with a glass cockpit compatible with…