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U.S. Army Pursues UH-72A Procurement After Lawsuit Derailment

S. L. Fuller

Wednesday, January 17th, 2018

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The U.S. Army is moving forward with a plan to buy more UH-72 Lakotas after a lawsuit blocked a previous effort to add more than a dozen of the Airbus utility aircraft to its training fleet. A sources-sought notice released Jan. 4 outlined the Army’s interest in procuring up to 35 “new FAA certified EC-145 aircraft to supplement the Army's existing fleet of aircraft.” The notice, posted on the government's public contracting website, announces market research to determine what manufacturers are available to supply…

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