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Navy/USMC

Vertex Aerospace Wins Navy Contract For New Helo Trainer Logistics, Maintenance Support

Friday, October 23rd, 2020

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Vertex Aerospace Wins Navy Contract For New Helo Trainer Logistics, Maintenance Support

Leonardo's winning TH-119 bid for the U.S. Navy TH-73A Advanced Helicopter Training Systems (AHTS) aircraft. (Image: Leonardo)

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 to begin producing and delivering 32 TH-73A Advanced Helicopter Training Systems (AHTS) to start replacing the aging fleet of TH-57 Sea Rangers by 2023 (Defense Daily, Jan. 13). The Navy plans to eventually procure up to 130…

Congress

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Army

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