The US Army has awarded a contract to EADS North America for the supply of mission equipment packages (MEP) on UH-72A Lakota light-utility helicopters used by the Army National Guard security and support (S&S) battalions.
Under the $67m package, the first phase of a total estimated contract value of $152m, EADS MEP will enhance the helicopters’ performance in missions that include reconnaissance, border protection, command and control, and air movement operations.
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The contract also covers the supply of an initial 36 MEPs from EADS, and the US Army expects to equip a total of 99 Lakota helicopters with the system.
The US army has plans to acquire a total of 345 UH-72As through 2015, which will include the versions outfitted for operation by the S&S Battalions.
The deliveries of UH-72As with the S&S Battalion MEP are scheduled to begin in 2011.
