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Article: United States: EADS North America Delivers UH-72A Lakotas To Puerto Rico.
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- July 23, 2009
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Byline: kusumv03
The first two EADS North America-built UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters to be based outside of the continental United States have been delivered to the U.S. Army for operations in Puerto Rico.
The UH-72A is a derivative of Eurocopter's proven EC145 multi-role helicopter, and is produced at a state-of-the-art facility in Columbus, MS, that is operated by American Eurocopter, an EADS North America company.
These rotary-wing aircraft were the 66th and 67th UH-72As delivered to U.S. Army and Army National Guard units by EADS North America, and they continued the company's track record of on-time deliveries for the service's ...